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Hackney 1919
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
This important branch of the work of the Department was
further developed during the year.
In the first place the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee
appointed by the Council at the end of 1918 had its first meeting
in January, 1919, and is now a Standing Committee of the Council;
some of the most important matters dealt with by this Committee
are alluded to in the latter part of this report.
The Ante-natal Welfare work which commenced in 1918
showed a much better attendance of patients during 1919, and the
results achieved have been quite satisfactory, as shown by the
reports of the Medical Officers of the Clinics. (See pages 91-98).
The following table gives information relating to the Clinics :— Ante-natal Welfare Centres, 1919.
| Overbury Street | Brooksby's Walk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of times Centre opened | 26 | 25 |
| Number of expectant mothers attending | 177 | 110 |
| Number of repeated attendances at Centre | 200 | 81 |
| Total attendances | 377 | 191 |
| Number of visits to expectant mothers at their homes by the Health Visitors :— | ||
| Number of cases | 192 | 70 |
| Number of visits | 248 | 70 |
These figures show an increase of 188 expectant mothers
attending the two centres compared with the year 1918.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Committee extended the
scope of this work in entertaining applications for grants towards
the maintenance of patients residing in the Hackney Borough
receiving treatment at the Salvation Army Mother's Hospital,