Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTERED BY MIDDLESEX
COUNTY COUNCIL
(A) MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Infant Welfare Centres
There are 4 Infant Welfare Centres at which 10 sessions are
held weekly.
TABLE I
Year | Attendances of children | Total Attendances | Seen by Doctors | Average Attendances per session | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 | Over 1 | ||||
1947 | 18,290 | 7,575 | 25,865 | 6,067 | 71 |
1948 | 17,530 | 10,632 | 28,162 | 6,232 | 63 |
1949 | 15,326 | 10,889 | 26,215 | 5,679 | 51 |
Antenatal Clinic
Four sessions are held each week at the Health Centre, Oak
Lane.
Six hundred and twenty-one mothers attended the antenatal
clinic in 1949 as compared with 734 in 1948.
The number of women attending represented 62.1 per cent,
of the total notified births.
TABLE II
Year | No. of expectant mothers attended | No. of attendances |
---|---|---|
1947 | 882 | 4,226 |
1948 | 734 | 3,460 |
1949 | 621 | 2,842 |