[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Sanitary / Public Health Inspector, and School Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough City.

  • Peterborough (England). City Council. nr 94004832.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Sanitary / Public Health Inspector, and School Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Midwives Clinics are held as follows :— Town Hall Thursday 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Lawn Avenue, Tuesday 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Dogsthorpe Mothereraft and Relaxation Classes are held as follows :— Town Hall Monday 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Lawn Avenue, Tuesday 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Dogsthorpe Unmarried Mothers and Clare of Illegitimate Children Arrangements for the care of unmarried mothers are made in co-operation with the Peterborough Diocesan Family and Social Welfare Council. During 1969 applications were received from the Council for the Local Authority to guarantee any balance of payment of fees not otherwise recovered in respect of the admission of 3 expectant mothers to maternity homes in various parts of the country. In each case guarantees were given. The approximate cost per case to the Authority was £58. This low figure was made possible by the work of the Family and Social Welfare Council in its contact with the pros¬ pective mother’s family and, where possible, the putative father. An indication of this can be seen from the following example where the accounts from the Mother and Baby Homes were for £141 and £91. Following the efforts of the Social Worker with these cases the Authority were required to pay only £83 and £46 respectively. Family Planning Advice on family planning is available at the Town Hall Clinic by arrange¬ ment with the Famdy Planning Association, who hold sessions on the first and third Wednesday mornings of each month from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., each Wednesday evening from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. and. each Friday afternoon from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Appointments can be made by writing direct to the Family Planning Clinic, c/o Infant Welfare Centre, Town Hall, Peter¬ borough, or by telephoning Peterborough 4961. (b) Care of Children Child Welfare Centres Five Welfare Centres were maintained by the Local Health Authority during 1969. At present two of the clinics are held in rented Church Halls. These are situated at Westwood and Werrington and these temporary arrange¬ ments are filling an important need in these areas of new development. Sessions at the Westwood Clinic have been increased and are now held weekly to accommodate the growing number of young families.