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Edmonton 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The following information gives details of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Clinics at the end of 1947 :—
(1) Ante-Natal Clinic at Brookfield House, Fore Street (adjoining
the Town Hall). Six sessions weekly.
Ante-Natal Clinic at Weir Hall, Silver Street. One session
weekly.
(2) Child Welfare Centres :—
(a) Brookfield Hou se. Three sessions weekly.
(b) Methodist Church Hall, Bush Hill Park. Two sessions
weekly.
(c) St. Edmund's Church Hall. Two sessions weekly.
(d) Weir Hall. Two sessions wee kly.
(e) St. John's. One session weekly.
(3) Post-Natal and Advisory Clinic at Brookfield House. One
session weekly.
(4) Dental Clinic at Pymmes Park. Two sessions weekly.
(5) Orthopaedic Clinic at Methodist Central Hall, Fore Street.
Orthorpaedic Surgeon attends once a month.
(6) Obstetric Surgeon attends once a fortnight at Brookfield House.
| The total number of births notified during 1947 was as follows :— Live births notified by midwives | 3,027 |
| ,, ,, ,, „ doctors and parents | 71 |
| Still-births „ „ midwives | 114 |
| ,, „ „ doctors | 3 |
| 3,215 | |
| These figures include births which have taken place in the North Middlesex County Hospital, both of Edmonton and non-Edmonton residents ; excluding these latter the notified births of Edmonton residents are :— | |
| Live births notified by midwives | 1,506 |
| „ „ ,, ,, doctors and parents | 67 |
| Still-births „ ,, midwives | 38 |
| „ doctors | |
| 1,611 | |
| Number of live Edmonton babies born in outlying institutions | 582 |
| Number of still-born Edmonton babies born in outlying institutions | 9 |
The following table includes births of Edmonton residents and those born and registered in other districts :—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 290 | 292 | 582 |
| Still-births | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 298 | 293 | 591 |