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Meopham Road Centre.—Sessions are held on the first four
Mondays of each month. Dr. Parsons attends on the first and
fourth Mondays.
Parish Room, Lower Green.—Sessions are held on the second
and fourth Thursdays of each month. Dr. Parsons attends both
sessions.
Sherwood Park Pavilion.—Sessions are held on the first and
third Thursdays of each month. Dr. Parsons attends both sessions.
This centre has now been transferred to Sherwood House. The
Pavilion served the purpose as a temporary centre, but there was
very little waiting accommodation, and in cold or wet weather the
premises were not suitable as a centre. The new premises are
better equipped and serve a real need for the district.
Ante-natal Clinics.
Ante-natal clinics are held at the following places:
Cavendish Road, West Centre.—Sessions are held on the first
Tuesday of each month. The total attendances of expectant mothers
was 146, the number of mothers attending being 67.
Sessions are also held at this centre on Friday afternoons for
patients who have booked for the Woodlands Maternity Home.
The total attendances of expectant mothers at this clinic was 1801,
the number of mothers attending being 260.
Meopham Road.—Sessions are held on the second Tuesday of
each month. The total attendances of expectant mothers was 124,
the number of mothers attending being 48.
No doctor's cases are examined at the ante-natal clinics unless
the doctor expressly wishes it. Midwives are encouraged to attend
the clinics with their patients, and the midwife is notified when one
of her patients attends the clinic for the first time and a summary
of the ante-natal examination sent to her.
40 per cent. of the mothers of children born during the year
attended the ante-natal clinics (including Woodlands Maternity
Home clinic), as compared with 35.5 per cent. last year.