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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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| Notified as Puerperal Sepsis. | Maternity Deaths. | No. of cases in which temperature rose above 100.4. | Notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Inflammation of the eyes. | Not Entirely breast-fed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 3 |
£ s. d.
Cost of patients admitted to Maternity Home 260 2 0
Contributions by patients towards maintenance 232 8 0
Net cost to Council £27 14 0
Average duration of stay, 16.037 days.
CRECHE ATTENDANCES.
The attendances from 1st January to 31st December, 1924, were
as follows:—
Number of days on which the Creche was opened, 235.
| Quarter. | Attendances under 3 years of Age. | Attendances over 3 years of Age. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January to 31st March | 1,178 | 782 | 1,960 |
| 1st April to 30th June | 1,139 | 770 | 1,909 |
| 1st July to 30th September | 789 | 505 | 1,294 |
| 1st October to 31st December | 1,177 | 793 | 1,970 |
| 4,283 | 2,850 | 7,133 |
Number of children on the register:—
Under three years 52
Over three years 27
Total 79
Average daily attendance, 30,353.