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Early in the year it was found necessary to open a third weekly
Ante Natal Clinic as attendances were growing steadily. Clinics
were held at 45 Avenue Road on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
at 10 and on Wednesday afternoons at 1.30. A representative from
the Food Office attended these Clinics for the sale of fruit juices
and cod liver oil.
New Cases attending Clinics during the year = 899
(6 of these were found not to be pregnant).
Total Attendances = 3700
Average weekly attendances = 71 (3 Clinics)
The following table gives the stage of pregnancy at which the new
cases reported for examination.
1 month pregnant 22*
2 „ „ 154*
3 „ „ 245*
4 „ „ 218
5 ,, „ 159
6 „ „ 62
7 ,, „ 25
8 ,, „ 14
*6 of these proved to be non-pregnant.
It will be noted that 46.4% of cases came while 1-3 months
pregnant while 70.9% came while 1-4 months pregnant. Comparatively
few mothers arrived for their first examination late in
pregnancy and many of these were transferred from other districts.
Expectant mothers are encouraged to come as early as possible.
94% of the mothers who gave birth to infants in 1943 attended the
Ante Natal Clinics—the bulk of them being referred to the Ante
Natal Clinics at Central Middlesex Hospital and Queen Charlottes
Hospital at the 36th week of pregnancy.
Below is a table giving the percentages, of pregnant women with
the arrangements they made for their confinements.
Confined at Central Middlesex Hospital — 43.5%
,, Home (attended by Queen Char
lotte's Hospital nurses) 32.6%
,, Queen Charlotte's Hospital 13.5%
„ Other Hospitals 4. %
,, Nursing Homes 6.4%