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Ante-natal Clinics:
The number of expectant mothers who attended the ante-natal clinics again
shows a slight increase over the previous years:-
North: South: East: West: Total:
Number hold weekly: 5 2 2 2 11
Number of expectant
mothers who attended 1141 499 457 421 2518
Post-natal Clinics:
Number held weekly: 1 2 2 1 6
Number attending 196 33 73 24 326
These post-natal clinics are combined with the ante-natal clinics, and are
also included in the weekly number of ante-natal clinics shown above.
Centre Attendances:
There has been a definite increase in the number of children attending;
the Welfare Centres during the year. Since the average proportion of children
under the age of 12 months attending the Welfare Centres during the past few
years up to 1944 represents approximately 60% of the births in one year, it is
satisfactory to note that for 1945 this proportion increased to 70%.
It is not possible to say with certainty that this is the result of the
change in the Health Visitors organisation, but since 70% represents the highest
proportion of attendances ever attained for the under 1's, it seems reasonable
to suppose that a large part, if not all, of this increase is due to the change
over as was, to some extent, anticipated.
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 1073 630 475 626 2804
(ii) 1 - 5 years 135 90 55 82 362
Number of children who attended at the Centres; during the year, and who,
at the end of the year, were:-
North: South: East: West: Total:
(i) Under 1 year 886 649 371 500 2406
(ii) 1 — 5 years 1687 888. 891 883 4349
Voluntary Welfare Centre Grants:
The four Voluntary Welfare Centres in the Borough each received a grant
from the Borough Council for the year ending March 31st 1945 as under:—
Amount of grant:
North Islington Infant Welfare Centre &
School for Mothers,
6 -9, Manor Gardens, Holloway, N.7. £ 5, 942
South Islington Mothers' & Babies Welfare
Centre, Tibberton Square, N.I. £ 3, 066
(Transferred to Islington Borough Council 1st April
1945)
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