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East Ham 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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TABLE 18

ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS, 1950.

No. of clinics provided at end of year (whether held at Child Welfare Centres or other premises)No. of sessions held at end of year per month at clinics included in col. (2)No. of women In attendanceTotal No. of attendances made by women included in col. (4) during the year.
No. of women who attended during the yearNo. of new cases included in col. (4) i.e. for A.,N. clinics women who had not previously attended any clinic during current, pregnancy & f or P.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any P.N. clinic after last confinement.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Local Health Authority Clinics
Ante-natal clinics2361,7351,3387,453
Post-natal clinics--275†271†320†
Clinic belonging to other L.H.A.+.
Ante-natal, clinics12291019
Post-natal clinics--6†6†8†

+ By arrangement with L.C.C. at Fernhill Street Baths, North Woolwich, E.16.
† Post-natal patients seen at ante-natal clinics and these numbers are not included in the ante-natal figures.
Note:- No clinics were discontinued or new premises opened during the year.
No ante-natal or post-natal examinations were carried out. by General Practitioners at the mother's home or the
practioner's surgery under arrangements made with the Local Health Authority.