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Midwives No. of Total Average
clinics sessions No. of attendance
held attendances per session
Burgoyne Road 27 176 6.5
Church Road 4 19 4.8
Fortis Green 12 81 6.8
Hornsey Town Hall 24 303 12.6
Mildura Court 21 136 6.5
Stroud Green 22 197 9.0
Chestnuts 51 818 16.0
Park Lane 90 377 4.2
Lordship Lane 51 91 1.8
Total 302 2198 7.3
Mothercraft No. of No. of new Total Average
clinics sessions cases attendances attendance
held per session
Burgoyne Road 43 46 319 7.4
Church Road 30 43 155 5.2
Fortis Green 48 75 364 7.6
Hornsey Town Hall 51 102 556 10.9
Mildura Court 45 54 271 6.0
The Chestnuts 51 102 563 11.0
Lordship Lane 51 76 407 8.0
Park Lane 51 59 292 5.7
Total 370 557 2927 7.9
An average attendance of 7.9 per session is reasonable because
every mother during relaxation instruction requires individual attention
if she is to obtain the maximum benefit. The health visitor aims
to achieve an informal atmosphere, encouraging group participation,
where fears and misapprehensions can be dispelled.
Infant Welfare Clinics
The increase of first attendances of babies under one year is
consistent with the increased number of births. Immigrant mothers
particularly appreciate the services available, as shown by their continued
and regular visits. It is inevitable, because of the language
difficulty, that some of the sessions extend beyond the usual hours at
clinics where a number of immigrants live in the vicinity.
Evidence of extensive dry rot at the Church Road Clinic resulted
in these premises being closed on the 23rd February. At first,
emergency arrangements were made for a weekly ante-natal and infant
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