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Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following table shows the attendances for 1938 at the five Centres maintained by the Council:—
| Ban- don Hill. | Beddington. | Elm Grove | Hack-bridge | Wallington. | Totals, 1938. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions held | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 119 |
| Infants: — | ||||||
| No. of new cases under 1 year | 86 | 66 | 44 | 33 | 65 | 294 |
| No. of re-attendances | 817 | 687 | 513 | 393 | 747 | 3157 |
| No. of new cases over 1 year | 31 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 117 |
| No. of re-attendances | 837 | 863 | 567 | 823 | 851 | 3941 |
| Total attendance of infants | 1771 | 1634 | 1152 | 1266 | 1686 | 7509 |
| Average attendance of infants per session | 74 | 71 | 48 | 53 | 70 | 63 |
| Mothers attending | 1596 | 1396 | 1036 | 1006 | 1438 | 6472 |
| Total attendances | 3367 | 3030 | 2188 | 2272 | 3124 | 13981 |
| Average total attendance per session | 140 | 140 | 91 | 95 | 130 | 119 |
During the year the total number of attendances made by the
children at the Centres was 7,509 as compared with 6,437 in 1937, an
increase of 1,072.
Approximately 77 per cent. of the babies whose births were registered
as occurring within the Borough attended one or other of the
Centres.
MATERNITY WARD.
Throughout the year the arrangements between the Council and
the Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington (War Memorial) Hospital
for the reception of maternity cases remained the same.
The following table gives particulars of the cases admitted under the Council's scheme during the year:—
| Cases admitted | 22 |
| For medical reasons | 15 |
| For unsuitable home conditions | 7 |
| Normal confinements | 18 |
| Abnormal confinements | 4 |
Eighteen cases were referred from the Ante-natal Clinic and 4 by
private practitioners.
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