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BIRTH CONTROL
Throughout the year such advice was given on Birth Control
as is authorised by Memorandum 153 M. and C.W. and Circulars
1208 and 1408 of the Ministry of Health.
CIRCULATION OF BOOKLET ON REARING
OF CHILDREN.
The booklet "To Mothers and Fathers" was circulated as
heretofore. As the Council may recall, it has always been our
aim to circulate this booklet during pregnancy rather than after
the birth of the child in that much of the information in this book
is of value to the Expectant Mother.
ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
During the year 1648 individual mothers attended the Enfield
Ante-Natal Clinics. As the number of births was 1824, it will be
seen that the ante-natal care of mothers extended not only to those
who were attended by our midwives as such, but also to those
where they attended as maternity nurses. Furthermore, ante-natal
work for mothers confined i i nstitutions was carried out at our
clinics.
This is as it should be for the ante-natal clinics provide not only
medical care and attention, but general advice and social help to
the expectant mother.
POST-NATAL CLINICS.
During the course of the year 376 mothers attended for examination
after their confinement. This compares with 218 in
1941 and 181 in 1940.
This figure shows a steady and very healthy increase over previous
years.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
The total number of children who made their first attendance
at the Infant Welfare Clinics was 1,769 compared with 1,552 in 1941.
VISITS.
The Council's Health Visitors paid 585 visits to Expectant
Mothers, 2,209 to children under one year of age, and 6,359 to
children between the ages of one and five years.