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PART 4
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES
These services are provided by the Council, in its capacity of
local health authority, under those sections of the National Health
Service Acts designed to safeguard the health of the individual
and to provide care and attention should ill-health occur. For the
purposes of this report it is convenient to divide these services into
those for mothers and young children and those which we may
term as " other services To some extent, of course, the two
categories overlap and many services described under " other
personal health services" are available to mothers and young
children.
SERVICES FOR MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
Ante-natal and post-natal care
There has been a reduction in the number of ante-natal sessions
held, because of the decrease in the number of home confinements.

Mothercraft and relaxation classes
Where premises lend themselves to this type of activity, the
relaxation classes continue to be well attended. Health visitors
and midwives co-operate in the running of the classes, the latter
dealing mainly with the subjects " Labour " and "Analgesia". A
feature of one centre's activities is that the last two classes of each
course are open to both husbands and wives. The opening of the
new centre in Tooting has given further opportunities to midwives
and health visitors to extend this work.
Sessions held during the year 154
First attendances of mothers 292
Total attendances 1,240
Average attendance at each session 8