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
Hackney 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Number of children who attended Council clinics during 1972 -
Who were born in 1972 3,038
Who were born in 1971 2,878
Who were born in 1967-1970 4,303
Total attendances 32,741
Number of sessions 1,847
Number medically examined 16,435
Number referred elsewhere 607
| Barton House | Shoreditch H. C. (including Cranston) | Elsdale Street (including Wick) | John Scott H. C. | Lower Clapton | Richmond Road | Upper Clapton | Somerford Grove | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated population served by the centre | 21,000 | 33, 000 | 34,000 | 26,000 | 30,000 | 29,000 | 34,000 | 12,000 |
| Total number of children who attended | 862 | 1, 398 | 1,659 | 846 | 1,412 | 1,165 | 1,585 | 1,274 |
| Total attendances | 2, 125 | 4, 520 | 5,616 | 4,138 | 5,640 | 3, 904 | 3,951 | 2,847 |
| Number of sessions | 128 | 234 | 306 | 214 | 256 | 255 | 245 | 209 |
| Number of children medically examined | 1,454 | 2,495 | 2,550 | 1,862 | 2, 372 | 1,863 42 | 2, 128 143 | 1,711 12 |
| Number referred elsewhere | 125 | 29 | 59 | 123 | 74 | |||
| Average attendance per session | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
| Per cent medically examined | 68 | 55 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 60 |
| Per cent referred by M.O. elsewhere | 14 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
Combined Child Health and Immunisation Clinics
For some time it has been realised that many children only attend child
health centres for immunisation and are consequently never medically examined
at the centre nor is their progress noted in the medical record. To achieve
the medical examination of as great a number of children as possible it was
decided therefore to operate a pilot scheme of combined child health and
immunisation clinics at Shoreditch Health Centre and the Goodwill Centre,
the principal objects being:-
1. to ensure that at a child's attendance for immunisation its general
physical and mental progress is observed by the doctor and noted
in the medical record.