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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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(iv) Ante-natal Clinics
Three Ante-natal sessions are held each week. When necessary,
mothers have again been referred to the Consultative Clinic, which is
held at Old church Hospital.
During the year 249 individual expectant mothers attended the
Ante-natal Clinics, of which 156 sessions were held. The total number
of attendances of the Ante-natal mothers was 1,323, giving an average
of 5.3 attendances per patient. The average number attending at each
session was 8.5.
(v) Child Welfare Clinics
Twelve Child Welfare sessions are held each week. Altogether,
there were 613 sessions, and the following table gives a summary of the
attendances.
TABLE 6
| Individual children attending | 3,300 |
| Children under one year attending for the first time | 1,461 |
| Medical consultations | 6,311 |
| Attendance of children under one year of age | 17,685 |
| Attendance of children between the ages of one and five years | 4,266 |
| Average attendance per session | 35.8 |
(vi) Health visitors
A the end of the year there were 17 Health Visitors, again a definite
improvement. Apart from the Tuberculosis Nurses, all also acted as
School Nurses.
Table 7 relates to Home Visits paid by the Health Visitors in
conne on with their duties under Maternal and Child Welfare.
TABLE 7
| (a) | To Expectant Mothers: — | |
| First Visits | 167 | |
| Total Visits | 207 | |
| (b) | To Children under one year of age: — | |
| First Visits | 2,467 | |
| Total Visits | 6,628 | |
| (c) | To Children between the ages of one and five years:— | |
| Total Visits | 7,696 | |
(vii) Inspection of Nursing Homes
There are three Nursing Homes on the register. These were inspected
on four occasions throughout the year, on behalf of the County
Council, and conditions were found to be satisfactory.