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East Ham Memorial Hospital was also approved by the Central
Midwives' Board on the 5th December.
Inspection of Midwives.
Visits of inspection, as necessary, were paid during the year
and the midwives' work, including records, was satisfactory.
Health Visitors.
(a) Number of Health Visitors employed
by Council at end of year
10 Full-time
7 Part-time (25%)
(b) Number of visits paid during the year by Health
Visitors :—
(i) To expectant mothers—1st visits 575
Total Visits 595
(ii) To children under 1 year—1st visits 3,056
Total Visits 8,895
(iii) To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years
Total Visits 9,968
Total of all visits to mothers and children 19,458
(iv) Other visits 1,113
(v) Grand Total (Visits) 20,571
Infant Welfare Centres.
Total number of children under 5 years of age who first
attended at the Centres and who, on the date of their first
attendance, were :—
(i) Under 1 year of age 2,078
(ii) Over 1 year of age 357
Total number of children under 5 years of age who attended
at the Centres during the year and who, at the end of the year,
were :—
(i) Under 1 year of age 1,663
(ii) Over 1 year of age 1,577
Ante- and Post -Natal Clinics.
Total number of women who attended :—
(i) Ante-natal clinics 2,472
(ii) Post-natal clinics 301
(iii) Total attendances (ante - natal) 11,326
(iv) Total attendances (post-natal) 316