[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham] page 6

Beckenham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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ANTE- AND POST-NATAL PANEL.
The scheme approved by the Council whereby the ante-natal
examination of expectant mothers would be conducted by medical
practitioners practising in the district, continued in operation during
the year, and the total attendances were 622 compared with
1,014 in 1943.
The panel contains the names of most doctors practising in
the district.

Table: During the year the following work was done under the scheme:—

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During the year the following work was done under the scheme:—

	Mat. Hosp.	Town Hall	Total
Sessions held	32	20	52
Number of mothers attending for examination	186	39	225
Number of attendances made—
Ante-Natal	344	79	423
Post-Natal	171	28	199

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The arrangements worked smoothly and the appointments
were well kept by doctors and patients.
The Assistant Medical'Officer saw 243 new cases, made 731
re-examinations of expectant mothers, and made 62 post-natal
examinations; when the Maternity Hospital was evacuated
Dr. Thomson took over the supervision of ante-natal cases.
The Obstetric Specialist, Mr. D. M. Linsday, held 9 sessions
and saw 11 ante-natal cases and 51 post-natal cases who made
56 attendances.
HOME HELPS.
Owing to the employment of women in industry it is now
practically impossible to get suitable people to act as Home Helps,
although the need is a very real one.
HOME VISITING

Table: the Health Visitors made a home visit to 910 new cases. The work done is summarised below and the total visits 9,753 compare with 7,943 in 1943, but include no less than 2,404 unavailing visits due to movement of the population.

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the Health Visitors made a home visit to 910 new cases. The work done is summarised below and the total visits 9,753 compare with 7,943 in 1943, but include no less than 2,404 unavailing visits due to movement of the population.

	Home Visits, New	Under One	1 to 5	Special Illness	Expectant Mothers	Other Visits	No Reply	Total Visits
Miss Smith	226	530	559	367	187	52	487	2,356
Miss Noble	297	702	1,053	171	351	222	287	2,661
Miss Kendall	179	342	858	395	126	65	646	2,456
Mrs. Walmsley	208	245	334	241	178	137	984	2,190
Total	910	1,819	2,804	1,174	842	476	2,404	9,753

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Beckenham 1944

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Table: During the year the following work was done under the scheme:—

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Table: the Health Visitors made a home visit to 910 new cases. The work done is summarised below and the total visits 9,753 compare with 7,943 in 1943, but include no less than 2,404 unavailing visits due to movement of the population.