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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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(d) Health Visiting
The total number of visits paid by the Health Visitors during
the year was 6,469.
(e) Registered Nursing Homes
There are at present no registered Nursing Homes in the area.
(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 | 8,899 |
| " " " | between 1 & 2 years | 1,569 |
| " " " | l,111 | |
| Total | 11,579 |
Ante-Natal Clinics
| Ante-natal attendances | 919 |
| Post-natal | -liSt |
| Total | 933 |
Women's Welfare Clinic
| Birth control - 1st visits | 27 |
| " " - revisits | 192 |
| Total | 219 |
(g) School Medical Inspections
| No.examined | No. referred for: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) treatment | (b) observation | ||
| 1st age group (5-7 years) | 297 | 36 | 58 |
| 2nd age group (10-11 years) | 619 | 66 | 78 |
| 3rd age group (14-16 years) | 140 | 36 | |
| Other age groups and "Specials" | 25 | 3 | |
| "Re-examinations" | 345 | - | - |