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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 1924
[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 | 14,044 | 773 | 52 | 200 | 38.115 | 60.31 | 1,730 | |||
| Bruce Castle | 11,363 | 693 | 51 | 151 | 47.647 | 59.158 | 1,484 | |||
| Town Hall | 1,874 | 125 | — | 50 | — | 37.48 | 272 | |||
| Total | 27,281 | 1,591 | 103 | 401 | — | — | 3,486 | |||
| Medical Inspections. | Total Number. | New Cases. | Number of Sessions. | Average No. of Inspections per Session. | ||||||
| St. Ann's (The Chestnuts) | 3,824 | 742 | 150 | 25,493 | ||||||
| Bruce Castle | 2,794 | 637 | 101 | 27,663 | ||||||
| Town Hall | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Total | 6,618 | 1,379 | 251 | — | ||||||
| Centre. | 1924 Births. | Infantile Death-rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. on Register. | Deaths of Infants. | ||
| St. Ann's | 545 | *6 | 11 |
| Bruce Castle | 427 | 5 | 11.709 |
| Town Hall | 80 | — | |
| Total | 1,052 | ||
* Includes babies referred for Medical Examination from the Town Hall Clinic.