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City of Westminster 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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The eastern boundary of the area is, as in the former agreement, taken to
be a line down the centre of Vauxhall Bridge Road.
Ante-natal Work.—The supervision of expectant mothers is recognised
to be of increasing importance, and for this purpose it is extremely
desirable that they should avail themselves of the expert advice obtainable
at the centres and at the hospitals. The following table shows the
number of cases which were dealt with through the various centres and
how they became known to the health visitors. The co-operation of
the hospitals with the welfare centres continues to develop, and there is
interchange of much useful information between those bodies which
should result in greatly improved conditions for confinements.

Table: Table I.—Ante-natal Cases.

Table I.—Ante-natal Cases.

Name of Hospital.City Council's Centres.Westminster Health Society.Totals.
No. 1, Pimlico Road.No. 15 Bossborough Street.3 months100, Rochoster Row and 30, Page Street.6 months
No. 9, Frith Street.No. 60, Greek Street.
General Lying-in2213222261
St. George's471256777
Westminster1324117—55
St. Thomas's73—7—17
Charing Cross—3114146
Middlesex1—81818
Woolwich———1—1
St. Stephen's———8917
Queen Charlotte———257
St. Bartholomew's————11
Clapham Maternity———4—4
Royal Free————22
Found by Health Visitors639618——177
By Private Doctors and Mid-wives———7823101
Reported to Centre Voluntarily93484——145
Totals2461993914798729

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Six hundred and twenty-eight visits were paid by the health visitors
to the 729 expectant mothers who became known to them, and 973
subsequent visits were also paid.