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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
Deptford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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BESSON STREET GROUP.
| 1936 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1-5. | ||||||
| January | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 230 | 244 | 71 |
| February | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 332 | 348 | 106 |
| March | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 426 | 446 | 136 |
| April | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 248 | 257 | 78 | ||
| May | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 305 | 316 | 111 | |
| June | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 315 | 341 | 130 |
| July | 4 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 296 | 323 | 117 |
| August | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 345 | 361 | 127 | |
| September | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 478 | 501 | 183 |
| October | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 364 | 380 | 133 | |
| November | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 334 | 353 | 148 |
| December | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 301 | 312 | 125 | |
| Total | 50 | 138 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 208 | 3974 | 4182 | 1465 |
ILDERTON ROAD CLINIC.
| 1936 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases- | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consul-tations with Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. | ||||||
| January | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 217 | 231 | 108 | |
| February | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 170 | 178 | 84 | ||
| March | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 183 | 199 | 92 |
| April | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 251 | 270 | 108 |
| May | 4 | 7 | 7 | 209 | 216 | 90 | |||
| June | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 234 | 242 | 97 |
| July | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 232 | 245 | 99 |
| August | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 188 | 195 | 60 | |
| September | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 191 | 199 | 71 |
| October | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 234 | 245 | 106 | |
| November | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 154 | 161 | 75 | |
| December | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 164 | 79 | ||
| Total | 51 | 76 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 123 | 2422 | 2545 | 1069 |