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Havering 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES
Maternity Services Ante-natal Care
| Antenatal | Post-natal | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of women attending clinics | 735 | 735 | |
| Number of sessions | Doctor | Midwife | TOTAL |
| 1164 | 1164 | ||
| Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes | |||
| Booked for hospital confinement | Booked for home confinement | TOTAL | |
| Number of women attending | 765 | 7 | 772 |
Midwifery
The domiciliary midwives continued attending their mothers
in the Rush Green General Practitioner Unit and in Harold Wood
General Practitioner Maternity Unit.
The percentage of hospital births for 1973 was 96.9%, an
increase of 1.9% over 1972. , , „ •
The number of domiciliary confinements decreased from 414 in 1971
172 in 1972, to 10? in 1^73.
The number of patients delivered in hospital but discharged
before the tenth day into care of the domiciliary midwife was 2641,
a^ded to which 338 babies were delivered by the domiciliary midwives
in the hospital general practitioner units.
Family Planning
The family planning services within the Borough were
further extended during 1973. The service provided by the Council
was increased to 9 clinics within the Borough and the Family Planning
Agency Scheme No.4 was implemented from 1.1.73 which entitled all
Havering residents to free consultation, advice and supplies.
The F.P.A. continued to provide a full family planning
service in their Romford premises provided for their use by
Havering Council and the additional evening clinic at South Hornchurch
Clinic.