London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Romford 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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(iv) Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics
Four Ante-natal sessions are held each week, and 3 Post-natal
sessions are held per month. When necessary, use has been made
of the Consultative Clinic at Oldchurch Hospital.
During the year 495 individual expectant mothers attended the
Ante-natal Clinics, of which 199 sessions were held. The total
number of attendances of the Ante-natal mothers was '2,355, giving
an average of 4.8 attendances per patient. The average number
attending at each session was 11.3. Thirty-two Post-natal sessions
were held, and 260 attendances were recorded. The average
number attending at each session was 8.1.
(v) Child Welfare Clinics.
Twelve Child Welfare sessions are held each week. Altogether,
there were 600 sessions, and the following table gives a summary
of the attendances.
TABLE 6
| Individual children attending | 3,577 |
| Children under one year attending for the first time | 1,383 |
| Medical consultations | 4,684 |
| Attendances of children under one year of age | 17,664 |
| Attendances of children between the ages of one and five years | 5,598 |
| Average attendance per session | 38.8 |
(vi) Health Visitors
At the end of the year, there were 16 Health Visitors.
Table 7 relates to Home Visits paid by the Health Visitors,
in connection with their duties under Maternal and Child Welfare.
TABLE 7
| (a) | To Expectant Mothers— First Visits | 155 |
| Total Visits | 173 | |
| (b) | To Children under one year of age— First Visits | 2,029 |
| Total Visits | 6,212 | |
| (c) | To Children between the ages of one and five years— Total Visits | 9,313 |