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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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ANTE AND POST NATAL CLINICS.
| Medical Examinations | Ante Natal | Post Natal | Total | Number of Sessions | Average Attendance per Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ann's (The Chestnuts) | 860 | 138 | 998 | 101 | 9.9 |
| Bruce Castle | 652 | 116 | 768 | 100 | 7.68 |
| Total | 1,512 | 254 | 1,766 | 201 | — |
| 243 | 86 | 329 | — | — | |
| Bruce Castle | 177 | 54 | 231 | — | — |
| 420 | 140 | 560 | — | — |
MATERNITY HOMES AND HOSPITALS.
The arrangements with the Guardians, whereby Tottenham patients
are admitted to the Maternity Home are still active and satisfactory.
The following table sets out the number of cases subsidised by your Committee, treated in this Institution and the Mothers' Hospital, and the details relating to them:—
| District Maternity Home, Edmonton | Mothers' Hospital. | Total | Discharged before Confinement | Confinements | Total | Mothers Delivered by | Tota | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Still Births | Mid-wives | Doctors | ||||||
| 66 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 2 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 66 |