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City of Westminster 1927

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

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Table: Table I.—Ante-natal Cases.

Table I.—Ante-natal Cases.

City Council's Centres. A.Westminster Health Society.Totals.
Name of Hospital.No. 1, Pimlico Road.No. 15, Bess borough Street.No. 9. Frith Street.No. 30, Page Street.
General Lying-in212542272
St. George's29173554
Westminster1133—3478
St. Thomas'692421
Charing Cross—1—45
Middlesex1626235
Woolwich——_11
St. Stephen's———2121
Queen Charlotte's—————
St. Bartholomew's——_——_
Clapham Maternity———11
Royal Free——1—1
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson——1—1
King's College———11
Found by Health Visitors439738—178
By Private Doctors and Mid-wives———3535
Reported to Centre voluntarily80521750199
Totals19124092180703

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Ante-natal Visiting.—To the 703 expectant mothers who became
known to the Centre, 663 piimary visits were paid by health visitors.
Subsequent visits were also paid to these cases to the number of 1,055.

Table: The attendances by those mothers at the clinics held by Dr. Vernon are detailed below:— Table II.—Ante-natal Clinics.

The attendances by those mothers at the clinics held by Dr. Vernon are detailed below:— Table II.—Ante-natal Clinics.

Centre.Sessions.First Attendance.Subsequent Attendances.Total.No. of Individuals.
Pimlico Road61685111992
Bessborough Street50120121241169

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Ante-natal clinics are also held at Charing Cross, St. George's, Westminster
and Middlesex Hospitals for mothers who have made arrangements
for their confinements with these hospitals.
Mothercraft.—Classes in mothercraft are held at the various centres,
and health talks have been given each week throughout the year in
connection with those classes.