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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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that is to say some 76-6 per cent, of the total cases, as compared with the
percentage of 73 for the previous year.
Table LVI.—Ante-natal Cases.
| Name of Hospital. | City Council's Centres. | Westminster Health Society. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebury Bridge. | No. 15, Bessborough Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | ||
| General Lying-in | 8 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 64 |
| St. George's | 26 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 61 |
| Westminster | 21 | 38 | 4 | 46 | 109 |
| St. Thomas's | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Charing Cross | 1 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 45 |
| Middlesex | — | — | 18 | — | 18 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson | — | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| St. Stephen's | 34 | 62 | 8 | 23 | 127 |
| St. Mary's | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| University College | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Royal Free | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| St. Mary Abbots Hospital | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Found by Health Visitors | 51 | 69 | 19 | 50 | 189 |
| Reported to Centre voluntarily | 96 | 72 | 23 | 65 | 256 |
| Totals | 243 | 321 | 109 | 221 | 894 |
Ante-natal Visiting.—To the 894 expectant mothers who became
known to the centres, 826 primary visits were paid by health visitors.
Subsequent visits were also paid to these cases to the number of 1,322.
The attendances by those mothers at the clinics are detailed below:—
Table LVII.—Ante-natal Clinics.
| Centre. | Sessions. | First Attendance. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | No. of Individuals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebury Bridge | 50 | 118 | 183 | 301 | 131 |
| Bessborough Street | 49 | 103 | 167 | 276 | 162 |
| WestminsterHealth | 51 | 83 | 374 | 457 | 92 |
| Society. |
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,
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