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Western Clinic: Three sessions weekly (viz., Monday 2 to 4 p.m.,
Wednesday 9.15 to 11.15 a.m., and Thursday 9.15 to 11.15 a.m.) at 75,
Dynham Road, were 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., Thursday 2 to
4 p.m.) at 27, Pond Street. Held in the premises of the Day Nursery.
These rooms are also used by the Borough Council for their Post-natal
Clinic, the Day Nursery being paid a rent of £100 per annum.
The Medical Officer in attendance at the Western Clinic (Dr.
Mary Kidd) is a part-time officer appointed by the Borough Council :
a Health Visitor is present at each session. Miss Beatrice Turner is
the Medical Officer in attendance at the Eastern Clinic which is held
at the same time as the Post-natal Clinic for the Eastern portion of
the Borough, which she also conducts. Dr. Mary Kidd was in charge
of the Eastern Ante-natal Clinic up to and including February 22nd;
Miss Turner commenced with the two combined clinics (ante-natal and
post-natal) on March 3rd as a part-time officer of the Council.
(a) Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at the
Ante-natal Clinics during the year—2,287.
(b) Total number of expectant mothers who attended at the
Ante-natal Clinics during the year—492.
(c) Percentage of total notified births (live and still) represented
by the number in (b)—437 per cent.
The following is the report for the year 1938 on the Council's
Ante-natal Clinics by Miss Mary Kidd, M.B., B.S. (Lond.):-

Since March, 1938, some re-arrangement of the work has taken
place and I have held three weekly sessions instead of two, at the
Kilburn Clinic; whilst Dr. Beatrice Turner has held one session for