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Acton 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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16
ANTE NATAL CLINIC
In July 1959 we commenced a weekly, instead of fortnightly,
Ante-Natal Clinic at Pierrepoint Road and transferred the Trinity
Way session to Friday to fit in alternately with Cloister Road.
Avenue Road Wednesday afternoons.
Cloister Road Alternate Friday mornings.
Pierrepoint Road Wednesday mornings.
Trinity Way Alternate Friday mornings.
The following table shows the number of attendances made throughout the year:—
| Number of new cases attending during the year | 572 |
| Total number who attended during the year | 731 |
| Total number of attendances made | 2,501 |
| Average number who attended per session | 177 |
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. Three only attended
the local ante-natal clinic for their post-natal examination.
ANTE-NATAL EXERCISES
Avenue Road One session weekly.
Pierrepoint Road Two sessions weekly.
177 new patients were taken on during the year and there was a
total of 1,120 attendances, an average of 7.5 per session.
PREMATURE INFANTS
Number of Premature Live Births
| (a) In Hospital | 66 |
| (b) At Home | 5 |
| (c) In Private Nursing Homes | – |
| 71 |