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City of Westminster 1933

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

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Table: Table V.—Mothercraft Classes.

Table V.—Mothercraft Classes.

1933.Ebury Bridge.Bessboro' Street.Marshall Street.Marsham Street.Total.
Number of classes.48504588231
Total attendances1,4429563892,5745,352
Average attendances3010.18.429.223.1
Number of expectant mothers661033493296
Number of attendances by expectant mothers2603631253741,122
Number of other mothers.1841254968426
Number of attendances by other mothers1,1825932552,1984,228
Attendances of children in nurseries during classes1,0538573103,3125,532

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Materials are purchased in quantity, and sold to the mothers at cost
price. The number of garments made at Ebury Bridge was 981; at
Bessborough Street, 780; at Marshall Street, 270; and at Marsham
Street, 1,310. 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 1929 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.

Table: Table VI.

Table VI.

1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.
Number of eases attended— As midwife72626288
As emergency
With hospital students_____
With private doctor
Total7262628877
Number of— Pre-natal visits57957624020993
Lying-in visits1,0039097941,1411,016
Subsequent visits4374206232
Visits to infants under 1 year, other than lying-in visits361292
Total number of visits2,3802,1971,0961,3501,141

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