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Barnet 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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Care of Mothers and Young Children
Notification of Births
Number of births in the London Borough of Barnet during 1967 as adj usted by inward and
outward transfers:
(i) Live Births (a) Domiciliary 499
(ii) (b) Institutional 4,110 4,609
(ii) Still Births (a) Domiciliary —
(b) Institutional 64 64
4,673
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics
Care is given either in the Clinics or in the patient's own home by the Midwife.
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics are provided at 12 Clinics and the following tables show
the numbers of ante-natal, post-natal, relaxation and mothercraft Clinic Sessions held.
| Clinic | Total No. of Attendances | No. of Sessions held | Average attendance per Session | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | |||
| Oak Lane | 314 | 6 | 48 | 6.7 |
| Torrington | 282 | 18 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Central Hendon | 241 | 10 | 49 | 5.1 |
| Childs Hill | 219 | 4 | 49 | 4.6 |
| Mill Hill | 442 | 13 | 52 | 8.8 |
| Watling | 153 | 1 | 48 | 3.2 |
| West Hendon | 723 | 2 | 52 | 13.9 |
| Edgware | 129 | 2 | 41 | 3.2 |
| Sutton Road | 461 | 17 | 52 | 9.2 |
| Holly Park | 58 | 4 | 52 | 1.2 |
| Oakleigh Road | 75 | 4 | 52 | 1.5 |
| Claremont | 14 | — | 36 | 0.4 |
| TOTALS | 3,111 | 81 | 583 | 5.5 |
A total of 681 women attended Clinics in the Borough for ante-natal examination and 48
for post-natal.
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