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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
Tottenham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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INFANT WELFARE CLINICS,
| Total Attendances | New Cases | No. of Sessions | Average Attendance per Session | No. of Children on the Register 1—5 yrs. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Aft'noon | Morning | Aft'noon | ||||||||
| St. Ann's | 15,159 | 900 | 50 | 206 | 39.62 | 63.97 | 1,745 | ||||
| Bruce Castle | 11,898 | 836 | 52 | 146 | 47.86 | 64.44 | 1,560 | ||||
| Town Hall | 1,906 | 131 | - | 48 | - | 39.7 | 269 | ||||
| Total | 28,963 | 1.867 | 400 | - | - | 3,574 | |||||
| Medical Inspections | Total Number | New Cases | Number of Sessions | Average No. of Inspections per Sessions | |||||||
| St. Ann's | 4,031 | 827 | 152 | 26.52 | |||||||
| (The Chestnuts) Bruce Castle | 2,512 | 643 | 25.12 | ||||||||
| Town Hall | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Town Hall | 6,543 | 1,470 | 252 | - | |||||||
Infant Mortality of Infants Attending the Infant Welfare Centre during 1923
No. on Register Deaths of Infants
Centie Under 1 Yi\ of age Under 1 Yr. of Age Infantile Death-rate
St. Ann's 1,020 .17 16.6
Bruce Castle 456 6 13.15
Town Hall 183 - -
All Centres:—
1,659 23 13'86 Average
Death-rate per
1,000
*Includes babies referred for Medical Examination from the Town Hall Clinic.