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Bethnal Green 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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necessarily been curtailed. It may be that the only
satisfactory remedy is to increase the health visiting
staff.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
CENTRES.
At the Council's principal Centre in Cornwall Road,
there were 101 morning sessions and 154 afternoon
sessions for infant consultations and 113 sessions in
connection with the Maternity Clinic. Other work
carried on at the Centre in connection with the Special
Clinic for Delicate Children, massage, milk grants, etc.,
will be found reported on under these separate headings.
The auxiliary Centre at St. Matthew's Institute,
Hereford Street, is used for Infant Consultation Sessions
on Monday and Thursday afternoons, and an AnteNatal
Clinic on Thursday mornings. There were
101 Infant Consultation Sessions and 52 Ante-Natal
Sessions.
The following ratios may be of interest:—
| Ante-Natal Clinics | Children's Clinics | |
|---|---|---|
| Acreage per Centre | 380 | 380 |
| Population per Centre | 53,150 | 53,150 |
| Ratio of new expectant mothers or babies under 1 attending Centres respectively, to total net births | 44.3 | 67.2 |
CHILDREN'S CLINICS. The statistics of attendances at the Centres during 1932, and in previous years are as follows :— 1932
| Cornwall Road | Hereford Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Babies (0—1): First attendances | 779 | 348 |
| Subsequent ,, | 7,609 | 2,955 |
| Children (1—5): First | 110 | 60 |
| Subsequent | 4,733 | 1,846 |
| Total „ | 13,459 | 5,209 |