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Hendon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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of specialised treatment which have been provided under the
School Health Services scheme are also available for children
under five years of age. It should be noted that the Council,
having considered the implications of the Education Act, 1944,
by which these specialised forms of treatment were made free
to school children, decided that they should also be free to
children within the Maternity and Child Welfare scheme.
| No. of Maternity and Child Welfare sessions held. | No. of new members admitted. | Total No. of attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 911 | 1923 | 53009 |
| 1940 | 952 | 2276 | 50763 |
| 1941 | 909 | 2074 | 48245 |
| 1942 | 925 | 2316 | 49960 |
| 1943 | 934 | 2298 | 54962 |
| 1944 | 1016 | 2252 | 49334 |
| 1945 | 1033 | 2442 | 55282 |
| 1946 | 1168 | 2630 | 61203 |
MATERNAL CARE:
Ante-natal clinics are held in the five permanent Health
Centres, each session being attended by one of the Departmental
Medical Officers, a Health Visitor and the Midwife
who will ultimately be attending the patient at her confinement.
By arrangement with Middlesex County Council antenatal
care of the mothers who are to be admitted to the
Redhill County Hospital from this area for their confinements
is also undertaken at the Health Centres. It will be seen
from Table VIII that there has been an increasing number of
attendances at the ante-natal sessions, necessitating the provision
of further sessions to overtake the work,