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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
Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The in-patients were admitted from the following districts:—
| Civ. | E.H.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Carshalton | 413 | 74 |
| Beddington and Wallington ... | 367 | 109 |
| Other districts | 85 | 24 |
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
The following programme of clinics is provided by the Council
under its Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme at the Centres
indicated.
Rochester Road Centre:—
Infant Welfare Clinic Tues. and Thurs. 2—4 p.m.
Maternity Clinic Mondays 10—12 a.m.
Dental Clinic Mondays 10—12 a.m.
Fourth Saturday 10—12 a.m.
Wrythe Lane Centre:—
Infant Welfare Clinic Wed. and Fridays 2—4 p.m.
Maternity Clinic Tues. and Fridays 10—12 a.m.
Toddler Clinic Tuesdays 2—4 p.m.
Stanley Road Centre:—
Infant Welfare Clinic Fridays 2—4 p.m.
Maternity Clinic Tuesdays 10—12 a.m.
Toddler Clinic 1st and 3rd Thurs. 2—4 p.m.
St. Helier Centre—Green Lane:—
Infant Welfare Clinic Mondays 2.30—4 p.m.
Maternity Clinic Mondays 2—2.30 p.m.
The Mount Centre:—
Infant Welfare and
Maternity Clinics 2nd and 4th Weds. 2—4 p.m.
Diphtheria immunisation treatment is available for children under
5 years at all the infant welfare and toddler clinics.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Public Health Act, 1936—Section 203.
The number of births which were notified, as adjusted by transferred notifications, was as follows:—
| Live births | 905 | Notified by midwives | 726 |
| Still births | 18 | Notified by doctors and parents | 68 |
| Transferred notifications | 129 | ||
| 923 | 923 |
The total is 105 more than in the year before, and represents 102
per cent, of the number of births registered during the year.
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