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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
Mitcham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Report of the Infant Welfare Centres, 1932.
| Particulars. | Western Road Centre, two sessions | West Centre, four sessions | Meopham Road Centre, four sessions | St. Barnabas Centre, four sessions | Parish Room Centre, two ses-ions | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| monthly. | monthly. | monthly. | monthly. | monthly. | ||
| Number of new eases registered during year of— | ||||||
| Children under one year of age | 102 | 126 | 163 | 179 | 61 | 631 |
| Children over one year and under five years of age | 29 | 20 | 71 | 28 | 18 | 166 |
| Number of children in attendance at end of year— | ||||||
| Under one year of age | 78 | 102 | 119 | 141 | 38 | 478 |
| Over one and under five years of age | 105 | 140 | 288 | 190 | 125 | 848 |
| Total attendances of children under one year of age | 806 | 1094 | 1480 | 1392 | 635 | 5407 |
| Total attendances of children over one year of age | 226 | 620 | 839 | 920 | 353 | 2958 |
| Total attendances at centres | 1032 | 1714 | 2319 | 2312 | 988 | 8365 |
| Average attendances at centres | 46.4 | 39.8 | 53.6 | 54 | 44.9 | 47.5 |
| Percentage of infants under one year of age attending centres of total notified births | - | - | - | - | - | 65.6 |
| Total attendances of expectant mothers | — | 205 | 128 | — | — | 333 |
| Average „ „ „ | — | 18.6 | 11.6 | — | — | 15.1 |
| Number of expectant mothers who attended during year | - | 89 | 50 | - | - | 139 |
| Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at all clinics including Maternity Home | - | - | - | - | - | 1014 |
| Total number of expectant mothers who attended at all clinics including Maternity Home | - | - | - | - | - | 362 |
| Percentage of total notified births represented by the number of expectant mothers attending all clinics | — | — | — | — | — | 36.4 |