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Edmonton 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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CLINICS
Ante-Natal Clinic.
The clinic at Brookfield House was held six times weekly (one session
being for new patients only), and at Weir Hall, one session weekly.
The following are the figures for the year :—
Number of general sessions in the year 315
Number of prospective mothers 2,094
Number of consultations 954
Total number of attendances 9,418
Average number of attendances :—
(a) Per session 29 89
(b) For consultation 2525
Clinic for New Patients :—
(а) No. of sessions 53
(b) New cases 1,274
(c) Total number of attendances 1,382
The Ante-Natal Clinics are under the supervision of the Non-Medical
Supervisor of Midwives, with the help of the Midwifery Staff.
POST-NATAL AND ADVISORY CLINICS.
Post-Natal Clinic. Brookfield House and Weir Hall.
Number of sessions 84
Actual number of mothers who attended 604
Number of consultations 2,119
New cases 481
Total attendances at clinic 2,177
Average attendance per session 25.91
Advisory Clinic. Brookfield House and Weir Hall.
New Cases 59
Number of mothers seen by Doctor 197
Total attendances 213
Specialist's Clinic. The consulting Specialist made 25 visits during the year
and saw 155 cases, making an average of 6.2 per session.

Child Welfare Clinics.

The figures relating to attendances are :—

Brookfield House.Methodist Hall.St. Edmunds.Weir Hall.St. Johns.
Number oi sessions15210310610352
New cases—(a) Under 1 year447199328290175
(b) 1—5 years12351895835

Attendances—

(a) U nder 1 year8,3884,7716,0026,8713,874
(6) 1—5 years3,4192,2613,5723,6901,499
Total Attendances11,8077,0329,57410,5615,373
Average attendances77.6868.2790.32102.53103.32
Doctor's consultations3,3931,9652,2402,5611,231