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In three instances, patients failed to seek ante-natal care and
of these cases two of the children were illegitimate and in the third
Che mother was unaware of her pregnancy until labour commenced.
Post-Natal Care. 333 Barking mothers attended the Post-Natal
Clinic making a total of 357 attendances. In addition 202 mothers
were under the care of their family doctors and 137 were under the
care of hospitals outside the district.
INFANT WELFARE
ATTENDANCES AT INFANT WELFARE CLINICS — 1957 & 1958
1957 1958
Number of children born in year who attended 771 743
Total number of children who attended 2,413 2,312
Total attendances 23,409 21,855
Distribution of Welfare Foods
The following table shows the welfare foods distributed during
1957 and 1958:—
1957
1958
National Dried Milk
25,124
21,711 tins
Cod Liver Oil
6,061
3,957 bottles
Vitamin Tablets (A & D)
3,445
3,011 packets
Orange Juice
62,398
35,506 bottles
In addition, during 1958, nearly 16,000 packets of proprietary
brands of milk foods, etc., were sold at clinics.
In November, 1957, the issue of orange juice was limited to
children under the age of 2 years and this restriction is reflected in
the substantial drop in the take up of orange juice during 1958.
With the commencement of infant welfare sessions in the temporary
accommodation on the Thames View Estate, arrangements
were made for the sale of welfare foods there during such sessions.
Day nurseries
The table below shows the attendances at Gale Street
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