London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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PART 4
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES
These services are provi ded 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
The midwives made 1.738 visits for the assessment of home conditions and their suitability for the early discharge of the mother and her baby.
| Sessions held during the year | 312 |
| First attendances | 1,297 |
| Total attendances | 2,905 |
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".
. The teaching is a combined operation, both health visitors and midwives being involved in the talks, demonstrations and films that are shown.
| Sessions held during the year | 116 |
| First attendances of mothers | 225 |
| Total attendances | 935 |
| Average attendance at each session | 8 |