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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES THE AREA
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
WELFARE CENTRE.
There are four Voluntary Welfare Centres as follows, each of which has received
a grant from the Borough Council for the year ending March 31st, 1945.
Amount of Grant:
North Islinton Infant Welfare Centre
& School for Mothers, £3,861. 0. 0.
6-9, Manor Gardens, Holloway, N.7.
South Islington Mothers ' & Babies' welfare Centre, £1,050. 0. 0.
15, ??? Road , ???
East Islington Mothers' &St Babies' Welfare Centre, £1,194. 15. 2d,
32, Drayton Park, N.5.
West Islington Infant welfare Centre, £1,572. 0. 0.
42, Richmo nd???
SUMMERY:
1. Ante-natal Clinics:
A ??? increase in the number of expectant mothers who attended the
Ante-natal Clinics in shown for 1943 over the previous year, particularly at the
South Centre, where more than 100% increase is recorded and at the North Centre,
with an increase of approximately 30%.
A considerable number of expectant mothers also attended the Ante-natal
departments of the various hospitals in and adjacent to the Borough, in particular,
St. Mary, Islinston, Royal Northern, University College, and Royal Free Hospitals.
Ante-natal Clinics:
Norths
South.
East.
Wests
Totals:
Number held weekly00 4 1½ 2 1 8½
No. of expectant mot hers.
who attended:- 913 470 240 278 1,901
2. Post-natal Clinics:
Number held weakly 1 l½ 2 1 5½
No. of mothers who attended 194 36 142 29 401
*Combined Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics.
3. onsultations for children up to5 years of age:
The number of children under one year who first attended the Centres, shows
a satisfactory increase over the previous year, hut is still only about two-thirds
of the live births occurring during the year.