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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SUMMARY OF WORK AT THE MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS—1946.
| BRENTFORD AREA | CHISW1CK AREA | TOTAL | Grand Total 1946 | Grand Total 1945 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday Clinics | Wed. Clinics | TOTAL | Tuesday Clinics | Wed. Clinics | Thurs. Clinics | Fri. Clinics | ||||
| Number attending for the first time during the year : | † | * | ||||||||
| Under 1 year of age | 147 | 138 | 285 | 198 | 21 | 229 | 184 | 632 | 917 | 794 |
| Over 1 year of age | 22 | 15 | 37 | 42 | 4 | 68 | 72 | 186 | 223 | 176 |
| TOTALS | 169 | 153 | 322 | 240 | 25 | 297 | 256 | 818 | 1140 | 970 |
| Number of children attended and weighed :— | ||||||||||
| Under 1 year of age | 2101 | 2260 | 4361 | 3075 | 266 | 3640 | 2974 | 9955 | 14316 | 12733 |
| Over 1 year of age | 781 | 1230 | 2011 | 563 | 52 | 1117 | 1376 | 3108 | 5119 | 5053 |
| TOTALS | 2882 | 3490 | 6372 | 3638 | 318 | 4757 | 4350 | 13063 | 19435 | 17786 |
| Number of children seen by Doctor:- | ||||||||||
| Under 1 year of age | 514 | 584 | 1098 | 7.25 | 84 | 707 | 664 | 2180 | 3278 | 2441 |
| Over 1 year of age | 268 | 329 | 597 | 268 | 34 | 425 | 432 | 1159 | 1756 | 1507 |
| TOTALS ... | 782 | 913 | 1695 | 993 | 118 | 1132 | . 1096 | 3339 | 5034 | 3948 |
| †Commenced 19th February, 1946, *Commenced 23rd October, 1946. | ||||||||||