London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Merton 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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| Weight at Birth | Born at home and nursed entirely at home | Born at home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day | Grand Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Died within 24hrs of birth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died within 24hrs of birth | Survived 28 days | ||
| 2 lb. 3 oz. or less | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over 2 lb. 3 oz. up to and including 3 lb. 4 oz. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over 4 lb. 15 oz. up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
CHILD HEALTH
General
The Local Authority continues to hold Child Health Centres at
the fourteen premises listed below. Nine of these are purpose-built,
the remainder are hired for weekly sessions.
In addition, there are now four group practices of general practitioners
who hold child health sessions at which the health visitor
attached to the group attends. These sessions have naturally resulted
in a slight reduction in the total attendance at some of the local authority
clinics. The overall attendances, however, remain high. Here,
great emphasis is made on the early detection and referral of any
condition likely to hinder a child's normal physical, mental or emotional
development.
Child Health Centres being operated at the end of the year
were as follows: —
Amity Grove Clinic Monday 2-4 p.m.
West Wimbledon Friday 10 to 12 noon
Baptist Hall* Tuesday 1.30-3.30 p.m.
Longley Road, S.W.17
Cavendish Road Clinic Monday 1.30-3.30 p.m.
Colliers Wood Friday 9.30-11.30 a.m.
Church Road Clinic Wednesday 1.30-3.30 p.m.
Mitcham Thursday 1.30-3.30 p.m.
Churchill Hall* Tuesday 2-4 p.m.
Effra Road, S.W.19
Emmanuel Hall* Thursday 2-4 p.m.
Lingfield Road, S.W.19
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