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East Ham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 17
ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS, 1952
| 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) | No0 of women in attendance | Total No. of attendances made by women included in col.(4) during the year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of women who attended during the year | No. of new cases included in col.(4) i.e. for A.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any clinic during current pregnancy & for 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 clinics | 3 | 40 | 1,599 | 1,165 | 8,090 |
| Post-natal clinics | - | - | 405† | 402† | 456† |
| Clinic belonging to other L.H.A.+ | |||||
| Ante-natal clinics | 1 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 176 |
| Post-natal clinics | - | - | 8† | 8† | 9† |
+ By arrangements with L.C.C. at Fernhill Street Baths, North Woolwich, E.l6.
† 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.