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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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The auxiliary centre at St. Matthew's Institute,
Hereford Street, is used for Infant Consultation
Sessions on Monday and Thursday afternoons, and an
Ante-Natal Clinic on Thursday mornings.
The following ratios may be of interest :—
| Ante-Natal Clinics | Children's Clinics | |
|---|---|---|
| Acreage per Centre | 380 | 380 |
| Population per Centre | 47,280 | 47,280 |
| Percentage of expectant mothers, or babies under 1, attending Centres respectively, to total net births | 29.6 | 72.7 |
MATERNITY CLINIC (CORNWALL ROAD).
This is open every Wednesday and Thursday morning.
| Particulars of attendances : | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers—First visits | 265 | 1,000 |
| ,, —Subsequent visits | 735 | |
| Mothers recently confined—First visits | 138 | 180 |
| „ ,, ,, —Subsequent visits | 42 | |
| Total Attendances | 1,180 | |
The number of sessions was 102, and the average
attendance per session was 11.5, as compared with
12.7 and 14.8 the previous two years.
76 of the mothers who attended for pre-natal care
also attended the Maternity Clinic after their confinement.
The 263 women who attended for the first time
may be grouped as follows :—
Gravid Primiparæ 20
—Multiparæ 213
233
Not pregnant 30