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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
Shoreditch 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Particulars of the attendances at the Council's ante-natal and post-natal clinics during the last eight years are as follows:—
| Model Welfare Centre | Number of Mothers first attendances | Number of re-attendances | Total attendances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | |
| 1940 | 570 | 91 | 1,983 | 26 | 2,553 | 117 |
| 1941 | 468 | 40 | 1,543 | - | 2,011 | 40 |
| 1942 | 523 | 71 | 1,895 | - | 2,418 | 71 |
| 1943 | 451 | 76 | 1,859 | — | 2,310 | 76 |
| 1944 | 472 | 32 | 1,867 | 2 | 2,339 | 34 |
| 1945 | 519 | 40 | 2,058 | — | 2,577 | 40 |
| 1946 | 749 | 80 | 3,064 | — | 3,813 | 80 |
| 1947 | 566 | 109 | 2,593 | - | 3,159 | 109 |
There were 24 X-ray examinations carried out by St. Leonard's Hospital during
the year.
MATERNITY WORK
The number of midwives practising in Shoreditch at the end of the year was 16.
The number of births attended by the midwives in patients' own homes was 466
which represents 44.4 per cent. of the total births notified during the year.
MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES
In November the Council decided to transfer the two municipal midwives to the
control of the London County Council, the date for transfer being finally fixed for
16th February, 1948.
The number of cases attended by the Municipal Midwives was 125
„ „ „ ante-natal visits paid by „ „ 665
„ ,, „ ante-natal clinics attended by „ „ 46
„ „ „ home nursings undertaken by „ „ 2,032
CONFINEMENTS
Of the 1,049 confinements of Shoreditch women which occurred in 1947, 581,
or 55.4 per cent., occurred in institutions, and 448, or 44.6 per cent., in the homes of
the women concerned.
MATERNITY DRESSINGS
130 sterilised maternity outfits were issued during the year, the patients being
asked to contribute what they could afford towards the cost.