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Wandsworth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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66 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
there is a second clinic which is conducted by one of the doctors
on the rota. Other cases from the neighbourhood as well as
women who have booked at the Council's Maternity Home attend
these clinics.
The number of ante-natal clinics held at the Maternity Home
is three per week, two conducted by the Midwives of the Home
and one by the doctors on the rota.
Table XXXI. gives the details of the work carried out at all
the ante-natal clinics. 1,280 expectant mothers, of which 1,133
were new cases, attended the clinics, and the total number of
attendances was 5,561.
TABLE XXXI.
| No. of Sessions held. | No. of new cases. | Total attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal Clinics:— | |||
| The Maternity Home | 208 | 414 | 3858 |
| Clapham | 24 | 100 | 230 |
| Putney | 24 | 90 | 261 |
| Balham | 28 | 112 | 252 |
| Streatham | 23 | 94 | 185 |
| Fairlight | 11 | 35 | 94 |
| Beechcroft Road | 10 | 31 | 85 |
| Southfield | 12 | 69 | 136 |
| Wandsworth | 32 | 135 | 351 |
| Springfield | 12 | 53 | 109 |
| Total | 384 | 1133 | 5561 |
Post-Natal Clinics.
A weekly post-natal clinic is held at the Maternity Home
for women who have been confined there. This was attended
by 290 patients who made 322 attendances.
Other Post-natal cases are examined at the Ante-natal clinics,
and 21 Post-natal women attended for examination.
The following is a list of the Welfare Centres in the Borough
showing the days and hours on which Infants and Ante-natal
Clinics are held:—