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Ruislip-Northwood 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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| Ncrthwood | Eastcote. | | . Ruislip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest attendance | 127 | 4 | 100 |
| Lowest attendance | 25 | 11 | 30 |
| Average attendance (Mothers) | 31 | 13 | 30 |
| Average attendance (Children) | 38 | 17 | 36 |
| First Visits | Expectant Mothers. | Re-Visits. | No. of Homes visited. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Babies under 1 year. | Children 1 to 5. | Babies under 1 year. | Children 1 to 5. | |||
| Northwood | 34 | 50 | 6 | 231 | 366 | 688 | 967 |
| Eastcote | 18 | 8 | 51 | 70 | 190 | 32 | |
| Ruislip | 14 | 105 | 17 | 17 | 326 | 403 | 665 |
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
From Sepsis 1
From Other Causes Nil.
Up to the close of the year, Nurse M. Davenport was
the County Council midwife for the whole urban district,
and Health Visitor for Northwood and Eastcote. During
the year the Midwife attended 37 confinements: as Midwife
17, as Nurse 20, and also attended the Maternity and
Infant Welfare Clinic at Northwood and Eastcote. The
County Council Midwife's address is 19, Hallowell Road,
Northwood. Telephone No.: Northwood 616.
Nurse N. M. Cooper is the County Council's Health
Visitor for Ruislip, and attends the Clinic there.
School Clinics.
A School Clinic is held at Northwood Council School,
under the management of the Middlesex County Council,
and is attended by Dr. H. L. W. Norrington and Nurse
M. C. Brimacombe.
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