Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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(2) Ante-natal and Post-natal clinics
Ante-natal consultations:-
No. of women who attended during year 396
No. of new cases included in above 327
Total attendances 2,362
No. of women who attended for post-natal
consultations 151
(3) Health Visitors
No. of children visited during year 5,228
No. of children under one year of age visited
for the first time 1,081
Total visits to children under 1 year of age 6,935
Total visits to children aged 1 year and under
2 years 4,317
Total visits to children aged 2 years and
under 5 years 7,370
No. of expectant mothers visited 596
Total visits to expectant mothers 1,367
(4) Infant Life Protection
No. on register at end of year:-
Foster mothers 4
Foster children 5
(5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians)
No. of Child Minders - Statutory -
Voluntary 22
No. of children minded - Statutory -
Voluntary 20
(6) Care of Premature Infants
No. of premature live births during the year 57
No. of such children who died within 28 days of birth 10