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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
WELFARE CENTRES
There are four Voluntary Welfare Centres as follows, each of which has
received a grant from the Borough Council for the year ending March 31st, 1942.
Amount of Grant:
North Islington Maternity Centre and
School for Mothers,
8 & 9 Manor Gardens, Holleway, N.7. Forth £ 3,510
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South Islington Mothers' and
Babies' Welfare Centre,
6, Clophane Road. N.l. South £ 1,323
East Islington Mothers' and
Babies' Welfare Center,
32, Drayton Park, N.5. East £1,430
West Islington Infant Welfare
Centre,
42, Richmond Avenue, N.l. West £ 1,533
SUMMARY:
1. Ante-Natal Clinics:-
North South East West Total
Number held weekly - xx 3 1 1½ 1 6½
Number of expectant
mothers who attended - 699 209 204 224 1,336
2, Post-Natal Clinics:-
Number held weekly - xx 1 1 1½ 1 4½
Number of mothers
who attended - 138 32 59 35 264
3, Consultations for Children
up to 5 years of age
Total number of children who first attended at the Centres during the year,
and who, on the date of their first attendance were:-
North South East West Total
(i) Under 1 year 727 436 468 526 2,157
(ii) 1-5 years 1,388 106 140 102 1,743
xx North Centre - including one combined ante-natal and post-natal Clinic.
4. Home Visiting:-
North South East West Total
Number of visits made to -
(i) Expectant mothers -
(a) 1 First visits 536 194 273 215 1,218
(b) Total visits 2,313 302 817 520 .3,952
(ii) Children under 1 year -
Total visits 4,155 3,897 3,537 3,440 15,029
(iii) Children 1-5 years -
Total visits 5,744 4,384 3,123 7,079 20,330
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