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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE NATIONAL
HEALTH SERVICE ACT
ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS
During the year 3,909 cases were seen at the Ante-Natal
Clinics, of which 2,744 were new cases. A total of 23,387 attendances
was recorded, and 1,714 cases were seen at the Post-Natal
Clinics (1,596 new cases) and 1,744 attendances recorded.
Mothercraft instruction classes were firmly established, and
at times more applications were outstanding than could be included
in current lectures. At relaxation exercise sessions 341
patients recorded 1,781 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.
(l) Number of live premature babies notified during 1954 who
were born-
(i) at home 40
(ii) in private nursing homes 7
(iii) in hospital 156
(2) The number of those born at home -
who were nursed entirely at home 36
who died during the first 24 hours -
who survived at the end of one month 36
(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 7
(4) Number of those born in hospital -
who died during the first 24 hours 12
who survived at the end of one month 135
(5) Number of premature still births who were born -
(i) at home 1
(ii) in private nursing homes 1
(iii) in hospital 46