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Mitcham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The following table shows the number of children on the
registers, together with the attendances, etc.:—
Report of Infant Welfare Centres, 1923.
| Particulars. | Zion Schools. | The Woodlands. | St. Barnabas. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 1923 | 1922 | 1923 | 1922 | 1923 | 1923 | |
| Number of Infants on Register January 1st, 1923 | 164 | 180 | 132 | 168 | 148 | 190 | 538 |
| Number of Infants on Register June 1st, 1923 | 115 | 124 | 110 | 113 | 124 | 132 | 369 |
| Number of Infants on Register December 31st, 1923 | 180 | 145 | 168 | 126 | 194 | 151 | 422 |
| Number of new Infants entered on Register | 104 | 138 | 104 | 86 | 99 | 97 | 321 |
| No. of Infants who have completed one year of age | 62 | 87 | 87 | 76 | 73 | 84 | 237 |
| Infants transferred to other centres | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Infants who have died | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Number of Infant attendances | 982 | 1113 | 952 | 1149 | 1013 | 1361 | 3623 |
| Average attendance | 43.66 | 50.9 | 43.6 | 52 4 | 48 7 | 62.2 | |
| Maximum attendance of any Infant | 20 | 22 | 20 | ||||
| Maximum attendances at any centre | 54 | 77 | 69 | 64 | 65 | 79 | |
| Number of attendances at Ante-Nat: 1 Clinic | 72 | 70 | |||||
| Average attendance | 6.3 | ||||||
NURSE-MIDWIFE.
The work carried out by Miss Hurn, the Nurse-Midwife, has
proved very acceptable. During the year she has attended 51
confinements.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Education Department of the Surrey County Council carries
out the duties of the medical inspection of school children. On
occasions the Medical Officer of Health is called in to examine
children who are suspected to be suffering from infectious or
contagious disease.