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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE NATIONAL
HEALTH SERVICE ACT
ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS
During the year 3,853 cases were seen at the Ante-Natal
Clinics, of which 2,751 were new cases. A total of 25,735 attendances
was recorded, and 1,596 cases were seen at the Post-Natal
Clinics (1,569 new cases) and 1,784 attendances recorded.
Mothercraft instruction classes were firmly established, and
at times more applications were outstanding than could be
included in current lectures. Relaxation exercise sessions were
also increased in response to demand and 310 patients recorded
1,573 attendances.
CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
Premature Babies.
Arrangements have been made for premature infants born in
Private Nursing Homes or at home to be notified to the Medical
Officer of Health each week to enable the Health Visitors to follow
them up when they return home.
(1) Number of live premature babies notified during 1953 who
were born—
(i) at home 60
(ii) in private nursing homes 3
(iii) in hospital 114
(2) The number of those born at home—
who were nursed entirely at home 59
who died during the first 24 hours 1
who survived at the end of one month 58
(One case transferred to hospital did not survive).
(3) The number of those born in private nursing
homes—
who died during the first 24 hours —
Who survived at the end of one month 3
(4) Number of those born in hospital—
who died during the first 24 hours 13
who survived at the end of one month 101
(5) Number of premature still births who were born—
(i) at home 1
(ii) in private nursing homes —
(iii) in hospital 36