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Excluding births taking place in the North Middlesex County Hospital
of mothers who are resident in other districts, the above figures are reduced
to :—
Live births 1,325
Still-births 36
Visits to the Homes made by the Health Visitors.
These can be conveniently tabulated as follows :—
To expectant mothers—
(1) First visits 191
(2) Total visits 281
To children under 1 year—
(1) First visits 1,384
(2) Total visits 9,398
To children aged 1 to 5 years 6,991
To children aged 5 to 9 years under the Children's
Acts 88
Total 16,758
CLINICS.
These are as follows :—
(1) Ante-natal Clinic at Brookfield House, Fore Street.
(2) For Child Welfare :
(a) at Brookfield House;
(b) at St. Stephen's Church Hall, Bush Hill Park.
(3) Dental Clinic at Pymmes Park.
(4) Orthopaedic Clinic at Brookfield House.
Ante-Natal Clinic.
This is held once weekly, thus making 44 sessions during the course of
the year. The total number of prospective mothers attending was 224, of
whom 200 attended for the first time during the year; the total attendances
were 972, thus giving an average of 22 per session.
Actual consultations numbered 523.
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