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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
At the present time the Maternity services of the Borough are
carried on with eight municipal, two partly municipal and partly
voluntary, and four voluntary centres.
HEALTH VISITING.
The arrangements made for the visiting of children between the
ages of 1 and 5 years for the present appear to be fairly satisfactory.
During the year under consideration 488 more children between
these ages have been visited in their homes by the Health visitors.
Cases of measles, whooping cough, pneumonia, ophthalmia
neonatorum, etc., are visited and reported on by the health visitors
employed by the Council; likewise enquiries into cases of puerperal
pyrexia, maternal and infant deaths.
ANTENATAL CLINICS.
Antenatal Clinics are held at Sutherland House every Monday and
Friday mornings, and one session is held monthly at St. Jude's Centre,
Lambeth Road, The attendances for the years are as follow:—
SUTHERLAND HOUSE. (Monday, Dr. Shepherd).
During the year 138 mothers were seen and given advice, they made
374 attendances. Of this number, 37 were sent by midwives, 62 by the
health visitors, 2 by various hospitals, 5 by private practitioners, and
32 came of their own accord.
SUTHERLAND HOUSE. (Friday, Dr. Bergin).
202 mothers were seen and given advice; they made 500 attendances.
The majority of cases attending are referred by midwives, the
figures for 1932 being—178 sent by midwives; 6 by Health Visitors;
10 by various hospitals; 6 by private practitioners; and 2 came of
their own accord.
ST. JUDE'S CENTRE, LAMBETH ROAD.
(1 session monthly, Dr. Shepherd).
91 mothers were seen and given advice; they made 275 attendances.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
The number of deaths during 1932, due directly to pregnancy or
childbirth, was 11; of these 4 were due to septic causes and 7 from
other causes.