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during their pregnancies. In the past this has not been possible,
for there was no notification of pregnancy and the Health Department
has not been officially aware of the names and addresses of
expectant mothers.
Now, however, some 800 mothers have asked the Department
to provide a nurse to attend them at their confinements, either
as a midwife or a maternity nurse. In addition, the ante-natal
care of mothers who are entering the North Middlesex County
Hospital for their confinements, is carried out in Enfield. In this
way we become aware of some further 500 ante-natal mothers.
It has therefore been possible to circularise this book to some
1,300 expectant mothers.
During the course of the year 2,141 books were circulated.
ATTENDANCES AT INFANT WELFARE AND
ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
The following tables shew the attendances at the Infant Welfare
and Ante Natal Clinics during the year.