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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TABLE XII.
Attendances at all Infant Welfare Clinics, 1939. (Infant Consultation and Special Toddler).
| Centre | No. on Register | Attendances | Sessions | Average attendance per session | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Primary | Total | ||||
| MERTON | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | †867 | 105 | 1,899 | 60 | 56.3 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 85 | 1,481 | |||
| MORDEN | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | 941 | 206 | 2,667 | 136 | 43.3 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 111 | 8,235 | |||
| RAYNESPARK | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | §1.276 | 316 | 5,219 | 152 | 61.0 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 54 | 4,066 | |||
| PARISH HALL | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | †560 | 229 | 3,791 | 96 | 60.5 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 69 | 2,018 | |||
| ALL CENTRES | |||||
| Under 1 yr. | 3,090 | 856 | 18,576 | 444 | 54.9 |
| 1—5 yrs. | 269 | 10,800 | |||
| 0—5 yrs. | 1125 | 24,376 | | |||
* Excluding children known to have attended other centres,
t Includes 13 transferred from Raynes Park.
+ Includes 41 transferred from Raynes Park.
§ Includes 54 subsequently transferred to Merton andi Parish Hall.
TABLE XIII.
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 | |||||
| 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 |
| 1988 | 1,863 | 220 | 825 | 18,724 | 540 | 19,264 |
| 1984 | 1,880 | 283 | 545 | 17,994 | 590 | 18,584 |
| 1935 | 1,936 | 253 | 554 | 18,800 | 622 | 19,422 |
| 1986 | 2,010 | 806 | 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 | 27,862 |
| 1939 | 3,090 | 588 | 856 | 24,876 | 2,895 | 26,771 |