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Acton 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The Palmerston Road premises had been made available to the
North Kensington branch of the Family Planning Association and
it was found possible to offer alternative accommodation to this
body at the Trinity Way Clinic at East Acton.

CHILD WELFARE CLINICS

The average attendances per session for the six Child Welfare Clinics are given below, last year's figures being shown in brackets.

Avenue Road3 sessionsweekly25.8 (27.3)
Trinity Way2 sessionsweekly36.9 (37.4)
Cloister Road2 sessionsweekly27.0 (27.0)
Palmerston Road2 sessionsweekly28.2 (30.2)
Steele Road2 sessionsweekly28.5 (29.2)
Pierrepoint Road3 sessionsweekly30.8 (32.8)

Total number of children who first attended the clinics during the year, and who, on the date of their first attendance were:

Under one year of age779
Between the ages of one and five64

Total number of children who attended during the year, and who, at the end of the year were:—

Under one year of age703
Over one year2,140

Total number of attendances at Centres during the year:

By children under one year of age13,779
By children between one and five years6,785