London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1957
[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 | |||||
| No. of new cases Included in above | 212 | ||||
| Total attendances | 1,646 | ||||
| No. of women who attended for post-natal consultations | 102 | ||||
(3) Health Visitors
| No. of children visited during year | 4,946 |
| No. of children under one year of age visited for the first time | 822 |
| Total visits to children under 1 year of age | |
| Total visits to children aged 1 year and under 2 years | 4,384 |
| Total visits to children aged 2 years and under 5 years | 7.712 |
| No. of expectant mothers visited | 455 |
| Total visits to expectant mothers | 1,262 |
(4) Infant Life Protection
| No. on register at end of year:- | |
| Poster mothers | 5 |
| Poster children | 1 |
(5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians)
| No. of Child Minders - Statutory | |
| Voluntary | 19 |
| No. of children minded - Statutory | |
| Voluntary | 16 |
(6) Care of Premature Infants
| No. of premature live births during the year | 55 | ||
| No. of such children who died within 28 days of birth | 4 | ||