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Acton 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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ANTE-NATAL CLINIC
Avenue Road Wednesday mornings and
afternoons.
Cloister Road Alternate Friday mornings
Pierrepoint Road Alternate Thursday mornings
Trinity Way Alternate Thursday mornings
The following table shows the number of attendances made
throughout the year:
Number of new cases attending during the year 521
Total number who attended during the year 649
Total number of attendances made 2,432
Average number who attended per session 13.4
POST-NATAL CLINICS
There were no specific post-natal clinics as the majority of
patients return to hospital for this examination. The domiciliary
cases who had been attended by Queen Charlotte's Midwives also
attended the post-natal clinic at the hospital. Only five women
attended the local ante-natal clinic for their post-natal examination.
ANTE-NATAL EXERCISES
Avenue Road One session weekly.
Pierrepoint Road One session weekly, but a second
session was held as required.
102 new patients were taken on during the year and there was a
total of 793 attendances, an average of 7.2 per session.
PREMATURE INFANTS
Number of Premature Live Births
(a) In Hospital 58
(b) At Home 3
(c) In Private Nursing Homes –
61