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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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MATERNITY CLINIC (CORNWALL ROAD).
This is open every Wednesday and Thursday morning.
| Particulars of attendances : | Total. | |
|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers—First visits | 330 | 952 |
| „ „ —Subsequent visits | 622 | |
| Mothers recently confined—First visits | 197 | 289 |
| „ „ „ —Subsequent visits | 92 | |
| Total Attendances | 1,241 | |
The number of sessions was 102, and the average
attendance per session was 12.2, as compared with 14.5
the previous year.
95 of the mothers who attended for pre-natal care
also attended the Maternity Clinic after their confinement,
and some of them were sent away to a convalescent
home.
The 330 women who attended for the first time may be grouped as follows:—
| Gravid:—Primiparæ | 52 |
| —Multiparæ | 257 |
| 309 | |
| Not pregnant | 21 |
| 330 |
In the case of the 309 gravid women, the following
were the periods of gestation
nil were in the 1st month
24 „ „ „ 2nd „
25 „ „ „ 3rd „
30 „ „ „ 4th „
54 „ „ „ 5th „
71 „ ,, „ 6th „
73 ,, ,, ,, 7th ,,
31 „ „ „ 8th „
1 ,, ,, ,, 9th ,,