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Attendances at Borough Council's Dental Clinic 64
Attendances at Hampstead Council of Social Welfare
Infant Welfare Centres and Toddlers' Clinics 314
Miscellaneous visits 567
Approximately 61 per cent. of the infants under one year of age
visited for the first time attended the Infant Welfare Centres during
1933.
A suitably worded letter, together with certain literature, is sent
by post to those border-line cases in which it is not easy to decide
whether or not a visit is desirable.
Ante-natal Clinics.
The two Ante-natal Clinics in the Borough are provided and
maintained by the Borough Council, namely:—
Western Clinic: Two sessions weekly (viz., Monday at 2 p.m.
and Thursday at 9.15 a.m.) at 75, Dynham Road. Held in the
premises rented by the Borough Council from the Health Institute
for the purpose of a Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Eastern Clinic: One session weekly (viz., Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.)
at 27, Pond Street. Held in the premises of the Day Nursery, for
which the Borough Council pays a rent of ,£100 per annum.
The Medical Officer in attendance (Dr. Kidd) is a part-time
officer appointed by the Borough Council, whilst a Health Visitor is
present at each session.
(a) Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at the
Ante-natal Clinics during the year—1,792.
(b) Total number of expectant mothers who attended at the
Ante-natal Clinics during the year—435.
(c) Percentage of total notified births (live and still) represented
by the number in (b)—46 per cent.
In addition, 29 mothers attended for the first time, after their
confinements, to receive post-natal care.