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City of Westminster 1931

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

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Table: Table II.—Ante-natal Cases.

Table II.—Ante-natal Cases.

Name of Hospital.City Council's CentresWestministerTotals.
No. 14, Westbourne Street and Ebury Bridge.No. 15, Bessborough Street.No. 9, Frith Street and Marshall Street.No. 30, Page Street and Marsham Street.
General Lying-in172122464
St. George's22183346
Westminster113114689
St. Thomas'972220
Charing Cross—218525
Middlesex—116—17
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson1———1
St. Stephen's—6—1521
Queen Charlotte's—1——1
St. Mary's11——2
Clapham Maternity—————
Royal Free——1—1
Woolwich———33
Found by Health Visitors68563171226
By Private Doctors and Midwives———11
Reported to Centre voluntarily104822434244
Totals23322698204761

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Ante-natal Visiting.—To the 761 expectant mothers who became
known to the centres, primary visits were paid by health visitors.
Subsequent visits were also paid to these cases to the number of 1,616.
The attendances by those mothers at the clinics are detailed below:—

Table: Table III.—Ante-natal Clinics.

Table III.—Ante-natal Clinics.

Centre.Sessions.First Attendance.Subsequent Attendances.Total.No. of Individuals.
Ebury Bridge and Westbourne Street51114231345177
Bessborough Street48131189329193
Westminster Health Society.125626131756

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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.
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