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Wandsworth 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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40 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1940.
TABLE XVI.
| Ante-natal Clinics. | Post-natal Cases. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Sessions held. | No. of new cases. | Total attendances. | No. of new cases. | Total attendances. | |
| Central Wandsworth | 28 | 153 | 288 | 15 | 15 |
| Southfield | 23 | 83 | 158 | 6 | 6 |
| Springfield | 13 | 67 | 109 | 1 | 1 |
| Putney | 25 | 128 | 326 | 16 | 16 |
| Clapham | 30 | 151 | 368 | 3 | 3 |
| Balham | 28 | 177 | 421 | 11 | 11 |
| Streatham | 27 | 140 | 354 | 19 | 19 |
| Streatham Hill | 23 | 97 | 299 | 14 | 18 |
| Beechcroft Road | 24 | 189 | 338 | — | — |
| Total | 221 | 1185 | 2661 | 85 | 89 |
Obstetric Consultant Service.
The Council has made provision for an Obstetric Consultant
to meet medical practitioners in consultation as required, at any
stage during pregnancy, at confinement or in the lying-in period.
The fee paid for each consultation is three guineas. The consultant
has been called on two occasions this year.
Hospital Treatment for Ante-Natal Women.
Arrangements have been made with the Board of Management
of the South London Hospital for Women, Clapham Common, for
ante-natal or post-natal cases who require hospital treatment for
the prevention and treatment of any complication of pregnancy,
to be admitted to the hospital, at a charge of £1 10s. per week.
There were no cases requiring this form of treatment during the
year.
Assisted Midwives Scheme.
The supervision of midwives is under the control of the
London County Council, but there is full co-operation between
the Borough Council's staff and the midwives, 26 of whom practice
in the Borough. Eight of them conduct private maternity homes.