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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
Ilford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.- The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics during 1959 for patients booked for confinement in hospital:-
| Maternity Hospital | Mayesbrook Clinic | Manford Way Clinic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | Midwives | |||
| First attendances | 947 | - | 278 | 131 |
| Subsequent attendances | 4,608 | 3,510 | 2,629 | 875 |
| Totals | 5,555 | 3,510 | 2,907 | 1,006 |
| Number of sessions | 307 | 239* | 130 | 65 |
| Average attendance at each session | 18 | 14 | 22 | 15 |
*Includes 188 running concurrently with Doctors' Clinics.
All patients booked for admission to the Maternity
Hospital are medically examined at the Ante-Natal Clinics.
The first examination takes place at the 10th week of pregnancy,
or as soon as possible after that time if the booking
for hospital admission is not made until after the 10th week.
Further, arrangements are made for all hospital booked
patients to see the Obstetric Registrar at either the Ilford
Maternity Hospital or the Mayesbrook Ante-Natal Clinic at
about the 35th week of pregnancy.
In conjunction with the Ante-Natal Clinics at the
Manford Way and Mayesbrook Clinics the Health Visitors
hold classes for relaxation exercises. During 1959 there
were 100 sessions at the Mayesbrook Clinic, with 975 attendances,
and 102 sessions at Manford Way Clinic, with 1,039
attendances. A weekly session was also run byHealth Visitors
at Valentines Mansion, 46 sessions being held in the
year, with 248 attendances.
Relaxation exercises classes are in addition held
by the staff of the Ilford Maternity Hospital for patients
attending the Ante-Natal Clinic there.