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Hornsey 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
(Section 22)
Notification of Births
The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years. The number notified last year was the highest for seven years and the percentage of hospital confinements was 81.1%, compared with 80% in 1958.
| 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births (a) Domiciliary | 649 | 708 | 566 |
| (b) Hospital or Nursing Home | 2881 | 2799 | 2679 |
| Still Births (a) Domiciliary | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| (b) Hospital or Nursing Home | 49 | 59 | 63 |
| 3583 | 3572 | 3311 |
Ante-natal Clinics
The arrangements for four assistant medical officers with post graduate
obstetrical qualifications to staff the ante-natal clinics and also to attend as
honorary clinical assistants at local hospitals have worked well during the year.
During the year discussions have taken place locally with the Medical
Liaison Committees as to the implications of the Cranbrook Report on the
Maternity Services. The Minister of Health has decided that many of the
recommendations made require consultation with the authorities and organisations
concerned before final decisions can be taken.
The percentage of expectant mothers making at least one attendance
at one of the local authority ante-natal clinics was 63. 6% during 1959 compared
with 65. 7% the previous year.
The following tables give details of attendances at ante-natal clinics,
midwives clinics and mothercraft clinics during the year.
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