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Tottenham 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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79
CARE OP MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
(Section 22)
Notification of Births
The following table shows the births notified during the year
compared with previous years.

Table: The number notified last year was the highest for five years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 82 8% practically the same as the previous year

The number notified last year was the highest for five years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 82 8% practically the same as the previous year

195719561955
Live Births(a) Domiciliary566534429
(b) Hospital or Nursing Home267925892509
Still Births(a) Domiciliary344
(b) Hospital or Nursing Home635653
331131832995

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Ante natal clinics
The percentage of expectant mothers making at least one
attendance at one of the local authority ante natal clinics was
68 5% during 1957 compared with 69% the previous year Owing to
increased attendances an additional fortnightly session was held
at Burgoyne Road Clinic throughout the year

Table: The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the Area : -

The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the Area : -

No.of sessions heldNo of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
A. N.P. N.A. N.P. N.
Burgoyne Road7217496118515818.7
Church Road741557612227817.6
Fortis Green100250115192711820.5
Hornsey Town Hall156328154244116216.7
Mildura Court6420280136011323.0
Stroud Green51164568595718.0
The Chestnuts203392191257819213.6
Lordship Lane205305187217619311.5
Park Lane104297165138316714.9
Totals 195710292267112015131123815.9
Totals 19569972192113214808119316.0
Totals 195510162003118714652126115.7