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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
Ambulance Facilities.
A motor ambulance service for non-infectious and accident cases is operated
jointly by the Penge and Beckenham Councils and co-operation is maintained
with neighbouring authorities.
The service responded to 780 calls from the Penge district during the year
and is working satisfactorily.
Infectious cases are removed by the motor ambulance from the Isolation
Hospital.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Centre was held at the School Clinic,
17, Oakfield Road, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and the AnteNatal
and Post-Natal Clinic on Tuesday mornings and one Monday afternoon in
every four weeks, increased on the 9th December to two Monday afternoons per
month.
There was again a marked increase in the attendances at the Centre during
the year.
Clinic Accommodation.
The restricted accommodation at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centre
continued to cause a certain amount of congestion.
Towards the end of the year, consideration was given to the provision of a
new Maternity and Child Welfare Centre and during 1947 plans were prepared
with this end in view.
Medical Officer's Consultations. 1945 1946
Infants 1,553 1,691
Nursing Mothers 386 466
Ante-Natal 931 1,530
Post-Natal 119 174
2,989 3,861
Health Visitors' Consultations.
Children 6,759 8,852
Weighing of Children 6,432 8,421
Nursing Mothers 2,186 2,981
Expectant Mothers 634 1,124
Test feeds 177 227
Scabies 118 37
Miscellaneous 121 208
Total attendance of Children at the Centre 6,759 8,852
Individual children who attended 915 1,147
Average weekly attendance of children 135.1 171.3
Total attendance of Nursing Mothers 2,186 2,981
Individual Nursing Mothers who attended 236 331
Average weekly attendance of Nursing Mothers 43.7 57.7
Total attendance of Expectant Mothers 931 1,530
Individual Expectant Mothers who attended 317 449
Average weekly attendance of Expectant Mothers 19.7 29.4
Total attendance of Post-Natal Mothers 119 174
Individual Post-Natal Mothers who attended 99 149
Average weekly attendance of Post-Natal Mothers 2.5 3.3