Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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—5yrs. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Aft'noon | Morning | Aft'noon | ||||||||
| St. Ann's (The Chestnuts) | 11,345 | 733 | 52 | 205 | 33-80 | 46-75 | 1,405 | ||||
| Bruce Castle | 8,379 | 563 | 52 | 151 | 32-65 | 44-24 | 1,159 | ||||
| Town Hall | 1,674 | 113 | — | 52 | — | 32-19 | 234 | ||||
| Total | 21,398 | 1,409 | 104 | 408 | — | — | 2,798 | ||||
| Medical Inspections | Total Number | New Cases | Number of Sessions | Average No. of Inspections per Session | |||||||
| St. Ann's (The Chestnuts) | 3,982 | 675 | 154 | 25.85 | |||||||
| Bruce Castle | 2,836 | 516 | 100 | 28.36 | |||||||
| Town Hall | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Town Hall | 6,818 | 1,191 | 254 | — | |||||||
| Centre | 1927 Births. | Infantile Death-rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. on Register | Deaths of Infants | ||
| St. Ann's (The Chestnuts) | 480 | 4 | 8.3 |
| Bruce Castle | 345 | 3 | 8.6 |
| Town Hall | 78 | — | — |
| 903 | |||
Infant Mortality rate for whole area 64.4 per thousand births,