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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
City of Westminster 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Ante-natal Visiting.—To the 770 expectant mothers who became
known to the Centre, primary visits were paid by health visitors.
Subsequent visits were also paid to these cases to the number of 1,385.
The attendances by those mothers at the clinics held by Dr. Vernon
are detailed below:—
| Centre. | Sessions. | First Attendance. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | No. of Individuals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | ||||||
Ante-natal clinics are also held at Charing Cross, St. George's, Westminster
and Middlesex Hospitals for mothers who have made arrangements
for their confinements with these hospitals.
Mothercraft.—Classes in mothercraft are held at the various centres,
and health talks have been given each week throughout the year in
connection with those classes.
| 1930. | Pimlico Road. | Bessboro' Street. | Frith Street. | Page Street. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Materials are purchased in quantity, and sold to the mothers at cost
price. The number of garments made at Westbourne Street were 106;
at Bessborough Street, 630; at Frith Street, 481; and at Page Street,
1,888. In addition to those, many renovations were carried out.
The class at Frith Street, under the charge of Mrs. Steffens, is held
every Tuesday afternoon at 2.30; at Bessborough Street, on Wednesdays
at 2.30, and at Westbourne Street on Mondays at 2.30, under the charge
of Mrs. Colman.