London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chingford 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Number of cases attended by Midwives as:-
(a) Midwives - 98
(b) Maternity nurses 28 - 126
Number of visits paid by Home Nurses - 23,697
(d) Health Visiting
The total number of visits paid by the Health Visitors during
the year was 5,028.
(e) Registered Nursing Homes
There were two registered Nursing Homes in the district, one
receiving maternity and medical patients, and the other receiving
medical cases only. The Homes were inspected regularly and found to
be conducted in a satisfactory manner.
Both establishments closed during the latter part of the year,
(f) Clinics and Treatment Centres
See table of clinics on pages 8 and 9,
Child Welfare Centres
| Attendances of children - under 1 year of age | 8,597 |
| „ „ „ - between 1 & 2 years | 1,738 |
| „ „ „ - 2 & 5 „ | 1.216 |
| Total | 11,551 |
| Ante-Natal Clinics | |
| Ante-natal attendances | 955 |
| Post-natal „ | 15 |
| Total | 970 |
| Women's Welfare Clinic | |
| Birth control - 1st visits | 31 |
| „ „ - revisits | 227 |
| Total | 258 |