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Hornsey 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
Section 22
Notification of Births
The following table shows the births notified during the year compared
with previous years. The number notified last year was the highest for
four years and as most of the additional births took place at home, the
percentage of hospital confinements fell to 83.1% as compared with
88.9% in the previous year.
1956 1955 1954
Live Births (a) Domiciliary 534 429 553
(b) Hospital or Nursing Home 2,589 2,509 2,387
Still Births (a) Domiciliary 4 4 5
(b) Hospital or Nursing Home 56 53 51
Totals 3,183 2,995 2,996
Ante-natal Clinics
The percentage of expectant mothers making at least one attendance
at an ante-natal clinic was 69% during 1956 compared with 66% the
previous year. This has halted the steady decline noted in previous years
but it is too early as yet to draw any conclusion from it. As a matter of
interest the percentages for the years 1949 to 1956 were 74%, 79%, 77%
75%, 72%, 74%, 66% and 69% respectively.

Table: The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the. Area:—

The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the. Area:—

No. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
A.N.P.N.A.N.P.N.
Burgoyne Road49162911,0549423.4
Church Road76155781,2138917.1
Fortis Green972191311,68713818.8
Hornsey Town Hall1533421462,30015016.0
Mildura Court63183811,3658223.0
Stroud Green51151657006515.0
The Chestnuts2023922102,78922214.9
Lordship Lane2042861732,16717711.5
Park Lane1023021571,53317616.7
Totals19569972,1921,13214,8081,19316.0
19551,0162,0031,18714,6521,26115.7
19541,0572,2101,17715,5041,25715.4