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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL - PERSONAL 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
Officer.
Dr, Violet I. Russell, the Divisional Medical Officer, has kindly
supplied the following information regarding these services for the year
1953:-
Ante-Natal Clinics
Number of women who attended during the year 1,111
Maternal Deaths;
There was 1 maternal death during the year 1
Infant Welfare Centres:
Total number of children who attended centres
during the year 3,367
Health Visitors:
Number of infants under one year of age
visited for first time 1,401
Total visits to infants under one year 7,075
Total visits to children - 1 to 5 years 12,634
Number of expectant mothers visited for
first time 892
Total visits to expectant mothers 1,718