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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table LIII.—Ante-natal Cases.
| Name of Hospital. | City Council's Centres. | Westminster Health Society. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebury Bridge. | No. lo, Besslorough Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | ||
| King's College | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| General Lying-in | 17 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 48 |
| St. George's | 23 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 52 |
| Westminster | 40 | 44 | 2 | 33 | 119 |
| St. Thomas' | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Charing Cross | 3 | 8 | 41 | 9 | 61 |
| Middlesex | 2 | 8 | 21 | — | 31 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| St. Stephen's | 39 | 35 | 5 | 23 | 102 |
| St. Mary Abbots Hospital | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Found by Health Visitors | 46 | 46 | 19 | 54 | 165 |
| Reported to Centre voluntarily | 69 | 93 | 9 | 62 | 233 |
| Other Boroughs | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 241 | 276 | 103 | 209 | 829 |
Anle-nital Visiting.—To the 829 expectant mothers who became
known to the centres, 788 primary visits were paid by health visitors.
Subsequent visits were also paid to these cases to the number of 1,286.
The attendances by those mothers at the clinics are detailed below :—
Table LIV.—Ante-natal Clinics.
| Centre. | Sessions. | First Attendance. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | No. of Individuals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebury Bridge | 48 | 103 | 163 | 266 | 186 |
| Bessborough Street | 49 | 109 | 192 | 301 | 159 |
| Westminster Health | 51 | 96 | 324 | 420 | 101 |
| Society. |
Ante-natal clinics are also held at Charing Crosa, St. George's, Westminster
and Middlesex Hospitals for mothers who have made arrangemen ts
for their confinements with these hospitals.
Institutional Provision for Mothers and Children.
Maternity Beds for Complicated Cases and for those with Unsuitable
Home Conditions.- By agreement with Westminster Hospital the Council