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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL - HEALTH SERVICES
The Maternity and Child Welfare Services since July 1948 are the responsibility
of the London County Council. Division I of the London County
Council consists of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith
and Kensington. The Divisional Medical Officer is assisted in each
of the four Boroughs in the day to day administration of the Maternity and
Child Welfare Services by the respective Borough Medical Officers.
Dr. Violet I. Russell, the Divisional Medical Officer, has kindly
supplied the following information regarding these services for the year
1951s-
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics.
Number of women who attended during the year:
Ante-Natal clinics 1,107
*Post-Natal clinics 113
*Special Post-Natal Clinic discontinued during the year.
Maternal Deaths.
There was 1 maternal death during the year.
Infant Welfare Centres.
Total number of children who attended centres
during the year 3,787
Health Visitors.
Number of infants under one year of age visited
for first time 1,446
Total visits to infants under one year 6,607
Total visits to children 1-5 years 10,895
Number of expectant mothersvisited for
first time 688
Total visits to expectant mothers 1,155
Infant Life Protection.
Number of Foster mothers at 31st December 1951 40
Number of Foster children " " 55