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Bethnal Green 1926
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1926
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28
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
CENTRES.
The popularity of the Council's Centre in
Cornwall Road was maintained during the year.
There were 147 sessions for infant consultations and
101 sessions in connection with the Maternity Clinic.
Other work carried on at the Centre in connection
with the Special Clinic for Delicate Children, massage,
milk grants, etc., will be found under these separate
headings.
The auxiliary Centre at Thornton Hall, Mount
Street, was in use on Monday afternoons throughout
the year. There were 47 Infant Consultation Sessions
at this Centre.
The statistics of attendances at the Centres during 1926 and in previous years are as follow:—
| Cornwall Road. | Thornton Hall. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Attendances of Children. | 12,861 | 3,131 | |||
| Average Attendance per Session | 87.5 | 66.6 | |||
| New Cases (Children) | 1,254 | 276 | |||
| Medical Consultations (Children) | 8,896 | 2,293 | |||
| 1926. | 1925. | 1924. | 1923. | 1922. | |
| Total Attendances for of Children | 15,992 | 15,713 | 16,735 | 18,028 | 14,446 |
| New Cases (Children) | 1,530 | 1,567 | 1,528 | 1,989 | 1,623 |
| New Cases (Mothers) | 515 | 527 | 468 | 483 | 349 |
| Medical Consultations— | |||||
| (Children) | 11,189 | 10,995 | 11,782 | 11,685 | 9,541 |
| (Mothers) | 1,172 | 1,200 | 1,044 | 1,055 | 710 |
| Total Attendances for Milk Grants | 13,844 | 13,931 | 17,425 | 15,862 | 8,302 |