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Barnes 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
Table 36—Ante-Natal Clinic.
Total number of expectant mothers attending Borough
ante-natal Clinic during the year 196
Number of new cases attending for first time and included
in total number 157
Number of attendances made by all mothers 508
Percentage of expectant mothers of total notified births
attending Borough Clinic 60.1
Number of expectant mothers known to be attending Antenatal
Clinics of Hospitals or Maternity Hospitals, etc. 19
Percentage of expectant mothers known to be under antenatal
supervision 65.9
Table 37— Infant-Welfare Clinics.—Attendances.
| Year 1939. | Year 1940, | |
|---|---|---|
| Infants under 1 year | 211 | 256 |
| Children 1 to 5 years | 70 | 128 |
| Total | 281 | 384 |
| Infants under 1 year | 365 | 312 |
| Children 1 to 5 years | 501 | 364 |
| Total | 866 | 676 |
| Infants under 1 year | 3 281 | 2,027 |
| Children 1 to 5 years | 2,579 | 1,412 |
| Total | 5,860 | 3,439 |
| Mothers | 5,057 | 2,903 |
| 2,296 | 2,320 | |
| Infants under 1 year | 39.8 | |
| Children 1 to 5 years | 27.6 | |
| Total, all children | 67.4 | |
| Percentage of total births represented by this figure | 70.9 | |