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Ante-Natal Clinics.
At 92, Greyhound Road.
Number of women who attended 356
Number of attendances 1,355
At 170, Wandsworth Bridge Road.
Number of women who attended 122
Number of attendances 378
Number of ante-natal visits to homes 1,099
It will be seen that 1,069 babies attended for the
first time during the year and that the number of
attendances amounted to 14,547 for the year.
The Council's medical staff is doing everything
possible to prevent encroachment on the legitimate
sphere of medical men and women practising in the
Borough, and I have pleasure in recording my thanks
for much valuable help and co-operation from my
colleagues. Co-operation between medical practitioners
and medical officers in the public health service
is of extreme importance for the health of the community.
Although private doctors are mainly concerned
with the diagnosis and treatment of their
patients they have many opportunities for giving
advice regarding the prevention of disease.
During 1926 ten mothers and their babies were
sent to the country from the Maternity and Child
Welfare Clinics by the Women's Holiday Fund.
Fulham Babies' Hospital, 23, Broomhouse Road,
S. W. 6.—The Hospital is under the control of a
voluntary Committee and is intended primarily for
treatment of infants and children under five years of
age suffering from dietetic disorders and malnutrition.
The accommodation for such cases in children's
hospitals is very limited. Children suffering from
acute diseases are also admitted. The Borough Council
gives a grant of £700, half of which is repaid to the
Council by the Ministry of Health.