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Total number of children under 5 years of age who attended at
the Centres during the year and who, at the end of the year were:—
Under one year of, age 1022
Over one year 1990
Total number of attendances at Centres, during the year:—
By children under one year of age 18421
By children between one and five years 5240
A total of 839 Toddlers attended the Welfare Centres during
1947 for a yearly examination.
Midwifery Service.
Domiciliary Midwifery was performed as in previous years by
the Midwives of Queen Charlotte's Hospital.
During 1947, 398 women were recommended for admission to
Central Middlesex County Hospital for their confinements and of
these 350 were accepted. ,
A fourth Ante-Natal clinic was opened at the beginning of, the
year, but by the late Autumn pressure on the sessions was again
so heavy that a fifth session was started in December, 1947.
Number of new cases attending Clinics
during year 1091
Total number of attendances made 5294
Average number attending weekly
(4 clinics) 101
The following Table gives the stage of pregnancy at which the
new cases reported for examination:—
1st month
77
6th month
47
2nd month
334
7th month
39
3rd month
293
8th month
6
4th month
161
9th month
4
5th month
100
1091