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Family Planning
Child Health
Mothers' Clubs
Mothercraft
Parentcraft
Relaxation
Toddlers
Vaccination and Immunisation
In 1969 attendances at the Child Health Centres of children up to
5 years of age totalled 34,572 (39,738).
Well-Baby Clinics held at General Practitioners' Surgeries
In addition to the child health sessions at the Council's Maternity
and Child Health Centres, four health visitors attended well-baby sessions
held in general practitioners' surgeries. A general practitioner also
conducts a well-baby clinic for his own patients in one of the Council's
Maternity and Child Health Centres.
Language Classes
Following a request by the Inner London Education Authority, facilities
were provided in two of the Council's Maternity and Child Health
Centres to enable English Language classes to be given to immigrant
mothers. Information leaflets were printed in several languages and a
good response was obtained,
Family Planning
The Council decided to implement the provisions of the National Health
Service, (Family Planning) Act, 1967, with effect from 1st. January, 1969.
The arrangements envisaged that the Family Planning Association would undertake
all Family Planning Services in the Borough on an agency basis. Prior
to this decision both the Council and the F.P.A. held clinics in the Borough
and it was felt that the new agreement would provide uniformity of charges,
assessment scales, and professional standards for all Hammersmith residents.
Payments are made to the F.P.A. on a per capita basis on the following
terms:
(i) The Council to be financially responsible only for Hammersmith
residents attending clinics within the Borough with the exception
of one F.P.A. Clinic just outside the Borough boundary
attended by many Hammersmith patients.
(ii) No charge to be made to Hammersmith residents for advice.
(iii) No charge to be made for medical cases.
(iv) No charges to be made for social cases in hardship.
The following is a list of family planning clinics held within the
Borough:
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