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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 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Attendances at Child Health Centres

Attendances at Child Health Centres

Name of CentreTotal No. of SessionsFirst AttendancesTotal Attendances including firsts
Born InTotal 1966-71
197119701966-69
Amity Grove1002361963607923,839
Cavendish Road1001792702126614,207
Church Road1042152341576063,705
Churchill Hall5110016281442,469
Emmanuel Hall5181461042311,328
Grand Drive146235127764385,725
Longley Road511942382616933,728
Meopham Road5281601392801,946
Middleton Road102114118913233,606
Morden Road100104132462822,603
Pelham Road25642561544741,131
Russell Road7719619422573,217
St. John's Hall52761151363271,451
St. Luke's Hall525561311471,616
Wide Way1001932323257504,699
Totals1,1632,1232,1202,1626,40545,270

Table: A total of 6,405 children attended during the year.Attendances at Toddlers' Clinics

A total of 6,405 children attended during the year.

Attendances at Toddlers' Clinics

First attendancesTotal attendancesTotal sessions (All clinics)
Born InTotal 1966-71
197119701966-69
—33161816512392281

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Dental Care
There was a slight increase in the numbers of expectant and
nursing mothers treated and a fall in the numbers of pre-school
children treated, compared with 1970.

Table: The dental health education carried out by health visitors and other staff at ante-natal clinics has contributed gready to the fact that the number of three and four year old infants inspected in the Borough is 70% above the national average.

The dental health education carried out by health visitors and other staff at ante-natal clinics has contributed gready to the fact that the number of three and four year old infants inspected in the Borough is 70% above the national average.

ExaminedCommenced treatmentCompleted course of treatment
Expectant and Nursing Mothers393539
Children under 5678322291