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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Ante-Natal Clinics.
The Ante-Natal Clinics were continued during 1936 at the
Maternity Home, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings
and Tuesday afternoons.
Additional Clinics were commenced on Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday afternoons, 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th
February respectively.
A weekly session is held at Mayesbrook Clinic on Tuesday
mornings. The session was altered from Wednesday afternoon
to Tuesday morning as from 10th March.
The following attendances were recorded at the respective Clinics:—
| Maternity Home. | Mayesbrook Clinic. | |
|---|---|---|
| First attendances | 783 | 184 |
| Subsequent attendances | 6,846 | 1,176 |
| Number of expectant mothers on the rolls on 31st December, 1936 | 225 | 77 |
The following is a comparison of the attendances for the past ten years:—
| First Attendances. | Total Attendances. | No. of expectant mothers on roll on 31st December. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 967 | 8,989 | 302 |
| 1935 | 776 | 6,545 | 300 |
| 1934 | 842 | 6,771 | 313 |
| 1933 | 738 | 5,980 | 246 |
| 1932 | 763 | 5,643 | 253 |
| 1931 | 784 | 4,461 | 277 |
| 1930 | 747 | 4,025 | 243 |
| 1929 | 710 | 3,606 | 215 |
| 1928 | 653 | 3,115 | 193 |
| 1927 | 565 | 2,095 | 147 |
All patients entering the Maternity Home and those who are
to be attended by the District Midwife, are medically examined at
the Ante-Natal Clinic.