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Acton 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Confined at home
(Queen Charlotte's midwives attending) 19.1%
ANTE-NATAL CLINIC
Avenue Road Wednesday afternoons.
Cloister Road Alternate Friday mornings.
Pierrepoint Road Alternate Wednesday mornings.
Trinity Way Alternate Wednesday mornings.
The following table shows the number of attendances made
throughout the year: —
Number of new cases attending during the year 507
Total number who attended during the year 601
Total number of attendances made 2,336
Average number who attended per session 14.1
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 Two sessions weekly.
109 new patients were taken on during the year and there was a
total of 826 attendances, an average of 6.5 per session.
PREMATURE INFANTS
Number of Premature Live Births
(a) In Hospital 54
(b) At Home 5
(c) In Private Nursing Homes —
59