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 1958
[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 | 246 |
| No. of new eases included in above | 198 |
| Total attendances | 1,480 |
| No. of women who attended for post-natal consultations | 79 |
(3) Health Visitors.
| No. of children visited during year | 4,464 |
| No. of children under one year of age visited for the first time | 779 |
| Total visits to children under 1 year of age | 6,098 |
| Total visits to children aged 1 year and under 2 years | 3,809 |
| Total visits to children aged 2 years and under 5 years | 6,229 |
| No. of expectant mothers visited | 421 |
| Total visits to expectant mothers | 1,304 |
(4) Infant Life Protection No. on register at end of year:-
| Foster mothers | 8 |
| Foster children | 2 |
(5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians).
| No, of Child Minders – | Statutory | – |
| Voluntary | 24 | |
| No. of children minded | Statutory | |
| Voluntary | 41 |
(6) Care of Premature Infants
| No. of premature live births during the year | 78 |
| No. of such children who died within 28 days of birth | 8 |