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Bromley 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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40
POST NATAL SERVICES.
WELFARE CENTRES.

Table: The following table, which shows details of attendances, etc., at the Welfare Centres, gives an indication of the extent to which these Centres are used, and also the confidence which mothers in the Borough have in the services provided:—

The following table, which shows details of attendances, etc., at the Welfare Centres, gives an indication of the extent to which these Centres are used, and also the confidence which mothers in the Borough have in the services provided:—

19471946
Nominal roll of babies at 31st December51684748
Number of new enrolments during year: — (a) Under 1 year1103908
(b) Over 1 year248193
13511101
Total number of children attending the Centres during the year and who, at 31st December, were: —
(a) Under 1 year900853
(b) Over 1 year16621545
25622398
Total number of Welfare Sessions held455416
Total attendances of infants: — (a) Under 1 year1626212328
(b) Over 1 year83927285
2465419613
Total number of mcdical sessions held388288
Total number of medical consultations49563799
Total number of weighings of babies2313218747
Total attendances by mothers2222117834

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Whilst it is agreed that the number of children born in
1947 is higher than that for 1946, and that the under-5 population
is higher, the following figures show that an increased use is
being made of the services provided at the Welfare Centres:—

Table: Average number of attendances per session:—

Average number of attendances per session:—

19471946
(a) Mothers48.842.8
(b) Children under 1 year35.929.5
(c) Children over 1 year18.417.5

Table: Of the total number of children attending the Centres during the year, the average number of attendances per year were:—

Of the total number of children attending the Centres during the year, the average number of attendances per year were:—

19471946
(a) Children under 1 year18.014.5
(b) Children over 1 year5.04.7

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It is clear, therefore, that, despite the difficulties with which
the mothers of today have to contend, which take up so much