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 Merton & Morden]
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| Centre | No. on Register | Attendances | Sessions | Average attendance per session | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Primary | Total | ||||
| MERTON | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | 299 | 81 | 1,351 | 62 | 45.6 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 28 | 1,481 | |||
| MORDEN | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | 1979 | 181 | 3,848 | 141 | 54.2 |
| 1—6 yrs. | 81 | 3,804 | |||
| RAYNES PARK | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | 11,300 | 347 | 6,461 | 200 | 59.5 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 63 | 5,444 | |||
| PARISH HALL | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | §271 | 141 | 1,889 | 48 | 59.9 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 71 | 962 | |||
| ALL CENTRES | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | 2,800 | 750 | 13,544 | 451 | 55.9 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 244 | 11,691 | |||
| 0—5 yrs. | 994 | 25,235 | |||
* Excluding children known to have attended other centres.
† Includes 32 subsequently transferred to Parish Hall.
‡ Includes 17 subsequently transferred to Parish Hall.
§ Includes 49 transferred from Raynes Park and Morden.
TABLE XIV.
Attendances at all Centres over last 10 Years.
| Year | No. of Infants attending during year | No. of Women attending Maternity Clinics | ATTENDANCES | Grand Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants | Maternity | |||||
| Primary under 1 yr. | Total | |||||
| 1929 | 657 | 44 | 394 | 8,751 | 175 | 8,926 |
| 1930 | 850 | 49 | 446 | 9,767 | 247 | 10,014 |
| 1931 | 1,586 | 190 | 1,030 | 15,299 | 447 | 15,746 |
| 1932 | 2,047 | 245 | 1,089 | 18,197 | 647 | 18,844 |
| 1933 | 1,863 | 220 | 825 | 18,724 | 540 | 19,264 |
| 1934 | 1,880 | 233 | 545 | 17,994 | 590 | 18,584 |
| 1935 | 1,936 | 253 | 554 | 18,800 | 622 | 19,422 |
| 1936 | 2,010 | 306 | 561 | 19,957 | 1,106 | 21,063 |
| 1937 | 2,250 | 358 | 569 | 20,422 | 1,450 | 21,872 |
| 1938 | 2,800 | 469 | 750 | 25,235 | 2,127 | 27,362 |