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 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Premature Infants Born at Home—

Premature Infants Born at Home—

Weight at BirthBorn at home and nursed entirely at homeBorn at home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th dayGrand Total
TotalDied within 24hrs of birthSurvived 28 daysTotalDied within 24 hrs of birthSurvived 28 days
2 lb. 3 oz. or less-------
Over 2 lb. 3 oz. up to and including 3 lb. 4 oz.-------
Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz.---2-22
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.-------
Totals———2—22

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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 eight 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 for
investigation of any condition likely to hinder a child's normal physical,
mental or emotional development.

Table: Child Health Centres being operated at the end of the year were as follows:—

Child Health Centres being operated at the end of the year were as follows:—

Amity Grove Clinic West WimbledonMonday2-4 p.m.
Friday10 to 12 noon
Baptist Hall* Longley Road, S.W.17Tuesday2-4 p.m.
Cavendish Road Clinic Colliers WoodMonday2-4 p.m.
Friday9.30-11.30 a.m.
Church Road Clinic MitchamWednesday2-4 p.m.
Thursday2-4 p.m.
Churchill Hall* Effra Road, S.W.19Tuesday2-4 p.m.
Emmanuel Hall* Lingfield Road, S.W.19Thursday2-4 p.m.