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Maternity and Child Welfare.
Palmerston Road Mission Hall was opened as a Clinic for
Welfare and Maternity purposes on the 8th March, 1948. There
are therefore now five Centres accommodating six Health Visitors'
districts.
(1) The School Clinic, Avenue Road (two Health Visitors'
districts served by this Centre).
(2) Steele Road Mission Hall, Acton Green.
(3) John Perryn School, East Acton.
(4) St. Gabriel's Church Hall, Noel Road, North West Acton.
(5) Palmerston Road Hall, South Acton.
As in the previous year, two weekly sessions were held for
each Health Visitor's district, one with a doctor in attendance,
and one without.
Average weekly attendances (last year's figures in brackets): —
Central district 98.5 (99.1)
South East 70.2 (82.3)
South West 81.5 (88.8)
North East 78.4 (94.2)
North West 52. (52.3)
West district 90. (86.1)
Attached is a table showing the attendances at all Clinics and
the visits paid by the Health Visitors to the homes.
The numbers of mothers and children seen and treated at the
Ophthalmic and Dental Clinics are given in the School Medical
Report.
Health Visiting.
Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors
working in this area:
To expectant mothers First visits 243
Total visits 362
To children under one year of age First visits 964
Total visits 2885
To children between the ages of one and five years
Total visits 3320