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Beddington and Wallington 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
Six Infant Welfare Centres have been held fortnightly on the
same days as in previous years.
The following table shows the attendances for 1943 at the six centres maintained by the Council, from which it will be seen the increase reported last year has continued. In these circumstances it has been necessary to provide an additional clinic to relieve the congestion at the Bandon Hill Centre.
| Bandon Hill. | High-view. | Beddington. | The Grange Elm Hack-Grove. bridge. | Wallington. | Totals, 1943 | Totals, 1942 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions held | 24 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 133 | 117 |
| Infants: — | ||||||||
| No. of new cases under 1 year | 110 | 29 | 54 | 56 | 40 | 117 | 406 | 382 |
| No. of re-attendances | 822 | 282 | 435 | 522 | 308 | 901 | 3370 | 2973 |
| No. of new cases over 1 year | 34 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 108 | 181 |
| No. of re-attendances | 835 | 381 | 638 | 566 | 351 | 779 | 3550 | 3864 |
| Total attendance of infants | 1801 | 708 | 1139 | 1254 | 703 | 1829 | 7434 | 7400 |
| Average attendance of infants per session | 75.0 | 44.3 | 47.5 | 52.3 | 33.5 | 76.2 | 55.9 | 63 |
| Mothers attending | 1615 | 595 | 1081 | 1124 | 637 | 1746 | 6798 | 6657 |
| Total attendances | 3416 | 1303 | 2220 | 2378 | 1340 | 3575 | 14232 | 14057 |
| Average total attendance per session | 142.3 | 81.4 | 92.5 | 99 1 | 63.8 | 149.0 | 104.0 | 120 |
MATERNITY WARD.
Throughout the year the arrangements between the Council and
the Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District (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 | 2 |
| For medical reasons | 1 |
| For unsuitable home conditions | 1 |
| Normal confinements | 1 |
| Abnormal confinements | 1 |
Both cases were referred from the Ante-Natal Clinic.
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