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City of Westminster 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The attendances by those mothers at the clinics are detailed below
| Centre. | Sessions. | First Attendance. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | No. of Individuals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebury Bridge | 52 | 138 | 294 | 432 | 244 |
| Besaborough Street | 48 | 128 | 216 | 354 | 197 |
| Westminster Health Society. | 51 | 71 | 286 | 357 | 71 |
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.
Table IV.—Mothercraft Classes.
| 1932. | Ebury Bridge. | Bessboro Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of classes | 47 | 51 | 51 | 131 | |
| Total attendances | 1,115 | 346 | 3,751 | 6,393 | |
| Average attendances | 25.1 | 21.8 | 6.7 | 28.7 | 22.4 |
| Number of expectant mothers | 68 | 115 | 37 | 51 | 271 |
| Number of attendances by expectant mothers | 277 | 339 | 98 | 466 | |
| Number of other mothers | 63 | 473 | |||
| Number of attendances by other mothers | 904 | 776 | 258 | 3,285 | 5,223 |
| Attendances of children in nurseries during classes | 870 | 809 | 291 | 4,385 | 6,355 |
Materials are purchased in quantity, and sold to the mothers at cost
price. The number of garments made at Ebury Bridge was 743 ; at
Bessborough Street, 820; at Marshall Street, 191 ; and at Marsham
Street, 2,029. In addition to those, many renovations were carried out.
Midwifery Services.—The work performed by the midwives provided
by the Westminster Hospital under the City Council's scheme which
came into operation on the 1st January, 1931, is summarised below, and
comparative figures since 1927 are given. The area in which the midwives'
services are performed is the City of Westminster, excluding for the
time being those parts of the Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John
in which midwifery services are already provided by the City of
Westminster Health Society.