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PERSONAL HEALTH
Summary
Clinics Number of attendances at:
Ante-natal clinics 2,178
Post-natal clinics 249
Relaxation and mothercraft classes 3,604
Child Welfare clinics 67,289
Dental care Number of expectant and nursing mothers examined 29
Number of children under five years of age examined 522
Midwifery Number of midwives who notified their intention to practise in the borough 168
Number of premature babies born at home 13
Health visiting Number of home visits 39,524
Home nursing Number of visits and treatments 165,085
Vaccination and Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Poliomyelitis:
Immunisation Number of persons who completed primary courses of immunisation against
(Persons under 16 one or more of these diseases7,289
years of age) Reinforcing doses 7,762
Measles: number of persons immunised 2,176
Rubella: number of persons vaccinated 2,188
Prophylaxis, care Number of cases of Tuberculosis under treatment, supervision
and after—care or observation at the chest clinic at 31st December 1972:
Respiratory 1,502
Non-respiratory 227
Number of attendances at chiropody clinics 9,698
Health centres
In addition to the Health Centre at Forest Road, Edmonton, which was opened in January, 1971,
plans are now in hand for a second health centre, to be situated in the Old Road redevelopment area,
north-east Enfield. It is anticipated that building will commence in the summer of 1973. Accommodation
will be provided for six general practitioners and the local health authority services, and on the
ground floor there will be a day nursery with 55 places and day centre providing ten places. This latter
part of the complex will be under the control of the Social Services Department.
Care of mothers and young children
Section 22 It is the duty of every local health authority to make arrangements for the care, including in particuNationalHealth
lar dental care, of expectant and nursing mothers and of children who have not attained the age of
Service Act 1946 five years and who are not attending primary schools maintained by a local education authority.
Ante-natal and
post-natal sessions
Attendance figures reflect the continuing trend for expectant mothers to be cared for by the general
medical practitioner and hospital services. Mothercraft and relaxation classes continue to be well
attended and many general practitioners who undertake ante-natal care refer their patients to these
classes.
Child health sessions Details of the child health sessions held during 1972 are given in the relevant table. The scheme was
continued whereby each child up to the age of four years is invited periodically to attend a clinic for
medical examination, and also for immunisation and vaccination where arrangements are not being
made through the family doctor. This scheme is directed towards maintaining routine immunisation
in addition to regular supervision of the child's health.
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