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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hendon 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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attendance of expectant mothers for ante-natal supervision and it became necessary
to hold two additional ante-natal sessions per week. It is gratifying to record
that a steadily increasing proportion of women arc availing themselves of these
services.
The following Table gives details of attendances of children under fivo
years of age and ante-natal mothers at the Health Centres, as compared with the
year 1941:-

Table: TABLE V.

TABLE V.

19411942
No.of Child Welfare Sessions909925
Total No. of Attendances4824549960
No.of now members admitted20742316
No. of Ante-natal sessions331431
No. of cases who attended for the first time11891619
No.of attendances52537464

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As the increase in the number of births appeared likely to be maintained,
the Council approved the appointment of two additional Midwives, bringing the number
of Domiciliary Midwivos employed to a total of 8 in 1943.
The following Table gives particulars of the casos attended under the
Council's Domiciliary Midwifery Scheme:-

Table: TABLE VI DOMICILIARY CONFINEMENTS ATTENDED BY MOTIVES.

TABLE VI DOMICILIARY CONFINEMENTS ATTENDED BY MOTIVES.

19411942
(a) Employed by the Council:
as Midwives239348
as Maternity Nurses70100
(b) Employed by Voluntary associations:
Under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936
as Midwives138160
as Maternity Nurses79
454617