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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 years
1953 and 1954.
Ante-Natal Clinic:
1952. 1954
Number of women who attended during
the year 1,111 872
Maternal Deaths: 1 Nil.
Infant Welfare Centres:
Total number of children who attended centres
during the year 3,367 3,122
Health Visiters:
Number of infants under one year of age
visited for the first time 1,401 1,555
Total visits to infants under one year 7,075 7,527
Total visits to children - 1 to 5 years 12,634 12,626
Number of expectant mothers visited for the
first time 892 768
Total visits to expectant mothers 1,718 1,542
Infant Life Protection:
Number of Foster mothers at 31st December 50 43
Number of Foster children do. do. 63 70
Child Minders (Daily Guardians):
Number of daily guardians minding children
(voluntary) 57 74
Number of children minded 65 83