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London County Council 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
The main features of the Council's services for care of mothers and young children
remained as in previous years. Day-to-day administration of the services is the responsibility
of the nine divisional health committees; details are given in the reports of the divisional
medical officers. Changes in centres during the year are reported in the section on health
service premises.
Maternity and child welfare
Particulars of sessions and attendances are given in the following table:

Table: Table (i)— Clinics for mothers and young children

Table (i)— Clinics for mothers and young children

195719581959I9601961
Ante-natal, post-natal and combined clinics:
Number at end of year118112111109109
Sessions per month786799797793787
Ante-natal:
First attendances23,91825,67323,90525,45527,560
Total attendances121,579134,684129,731133,062140,790
Percentage of pregnant women attending an ante-natal clinic4445424345
Post-natal:
Number of women attending during the year3,8873,7143,5243,3692,859
Child welfare clinics:
Number at end of year178179179179178
Sessions per month1,9901,9911,9572,0342,057
Attendances under 1 year
First46,38749,22949,61050,20254,393
Total613,147611,057606,042578,250599,930
Attendances over 1 year183,538177,283152,627163,845169,023
Attendances at special toddlers clinics (not included in above)40,84838,94038,36137,53338,203
Percentage of infants attending a centre at least once in the first year of life8688898890

Table: Family planning—Advice on family planning is provided for married women for whom further pregnancy would be detrimental to health.

Family planning—Advice on family planning is provided for married women for whom further pregnancy would be detrimental to health.

1958195919601961
Attendances at sessions provided by the Council First1,011975945899
Total4,3924,2604,3374,226
Women referred by the Council to Family Planning Association702705741641

Table: National welfare foodsAverage weekly issues

National welfare foods

Average weekly issues

19571958195919601961
National dried milk (tins)19,83915,79115,32813,81711,647
Cod-liver oil (bottles)5,1913,6203,4693,4422,623
Vitamin tablets (packets)2,7882,7362,7752,8372,109
Orange juice (bottles)48,92531,36030,41228,86418,514