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City of Westminster 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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following table shows the number of visits paid in connection with the
four centres:—

Table VIII.

_Westbourne Street.Bessborough Street.Frith Street.Page Street.Total.
Pre-natal—
First visits245236125181787
Other visits4394061643761.385
Children under 1 year of age—
First visits3693802392651,253
Other visits1,7141,4761,0161,1915,397
Children over 1 and under 6 years—
Visits2,7582,2532,0182,6399,668
Death enquiries, still-births, &c44373520136
Infectious diseases3796343962101,619

The Council's midwife paid 576 visits before, and 292 after, confinements
which are not included in the above Table.
Infant Clinics.—These are held at the following centres at the times
mentioned:—
Council's Centres—
14, Westbourne Street—2 p.m. Wednesday. 2 p.m. Friday.
15, Bessborough Street—2 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Tuesday
(combined with ante-natal clinic).
9, Frith Street—2 p.m. Wednesday.
Westminster Health Society—
30, Page Street—2 p.m. Tuesday. 2 p.m. Friday.
It will be noted from the following table of attendances that the
work at the centres continues satisfactorily, as shown by the average
attendance per session. The comparative totals since 1926 are also
shown on page 146.