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Barking 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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2. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
The work in connection with Maternity and Child Welfare is carried on under
powers given in the following Acts:—
Notification of Births Act, 1907.
Notification of Births (Extension) Act, 1915.
Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918.
Part I of the Children Act, 1908, as amended by Part V of the Children and
Young Persons Act, 1932.
Midwives Acts 1902—1936.
Maternity and Child Welfare work has been carried on in Barking these many
years. It began in quite a small way and it has grown to the proportions outlined
in this Report.
It is with regret that I have to record that Miss G. Elliott resigned her appointment
during the year as Health Visitor, and Mrs. W. Walton has also decided to
terminate her engagement in this capacity. Both these officers have given many
years satisfactory service.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics are held at the Alexandra, Central,
Greatfields, Porters Avenue (Methodist Church) and Woodward Centres.
The following table shows the work carried out at these clinics during the year:—
| No. of Sessions. | First attendances. | Re-attend-ances. | Total attendances. | No. of Sessions. | First attendances. | Re- attend-ances. | Total attendances. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 370 | 2022 | 2392 | 53 | 206 | 951 | 1157 |
| Alexandra Clinic. | Porters Avenue Clinic. | ||||||
| No. of Sessions. | First Attendances. | Re-Attendances. | Total Attendances. | No. of Sessions. | First Attendances. | Re-Attend-ances. | Total Attendances. |
| 9 | 11 | 59 | 70 | 53 | 129 | 773 | 902 |