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St. Francis Hostel. Although no recognised Clinic is held at
this hostel (which accommodates women and children), Dr. Hill
attends fortnightly and gives advice to those mothers desirous of
having their children examined. In all, 136 children were seen.
(b) Maternity Clinics. These are conducted at the Health Centre,
Harton Street, four Sessions per week being devoted to this purpose.
The service provided is designed to secure efficient ante-natal and postnatal
care. At present one of the Sessions is more or less set aside for
post-natal work.
Provision is made for X-Ray examination as an aid in the diagnosis
of obscure cases.
The co-operation of the Medical Practitioners and of the Midwives
is sought and to them is forwarded the Report of the Medical Officer
upon any woman sent by them for examination.
Ante-Natal Clinic.

The following is the text of Dr. Hill's Report for 1933
Ante-Natal Clinic Statistics, 1933.
Total number of Patients on Register 887
New Cases 729
Total Attendances 3182
Normal 203
Not pregnant 42