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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Report of the Infant Welfare Centres, 1934.
| Particulars. | Western Road Centre, two sessions monthly. | West Centre, four sessions monthly. | Meopham Road Centre, four sessions monthly. | St. Barnabas Centre, four sessions monthly. | Parish Room Centre, two sessions monthly. | Sherwood Park Centre, two sessions monthly. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases registered during year of— | |||||||
| Children under one year of age | 70 | 119 | 117 | 150 | 68 | 47 | 571 |
| Children over one year and under five years of age | 49 | 35 | 57 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 229 |
| Number of children in attendance at end of year— | |||||||
| Under one year of age | 51 | 100 | 99 | 119 | 48 | 31 | 448 |
| Over one and under five years of age | 126 | 167 | 185 | 198 | 106 | 78 | 960 |
| Total attendances of children under one year of age | 520 | 1308 | 1355 | 1663 | 573 | 439 | 5858 |
| Total attendances of children over one year of age | 377 | 636 | 767 | 691 | 376 | 353 | 3200 |
| Total attendances at centres | 897 | 1944 | 2122 | 2354 | 949 | 792 | 9058 |
| Average attendances at centres | 42.2 | 46 | 5.17 | 56 | 45.1 | 36 | 46 |
| Percentage of infants under one year of age attending centres of total notified births | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.6 |
| Total attendances of expectant mothers ... | — | 146 | 124 | - | — | — | 270 |
| Average „ „ „ | — | 12 | 11 | - | — | — | 11.5 |
| Number of expectant mothers who attended during year | - | 67 | 48 | - | - | - | 115 |
| Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at all clinics including Maternity Home | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | 2071 |
| Total number of expectant mothers who attended at all clinics including Maternity Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | 375 |
| Percentage of total notified births represented by the number of expectant mothers attending all clinics | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 |