[Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MUNICIPAL ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CENTRES. Clinic sessions are held twice a week on Monday and Wednes- day afternoons at the Alice Vlieland Welfare Centre. Most of the patients are seen in connection with admission to the maternity home conducted by the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. No. of sessions held .... .... .... .... 95 No. of mothers attending .... .... .... .... 238 Total attendances .... .... .... .... 961 Of new cases :— Ante-Natal .... ... .... 105 For diagnosis ... .... .... Nil. Post-Natal ... .... .... ... 82 Referred by :— Mid wives .... .... .... .... ... 1 Private practitioners .... .... ... .... 16 By others (e.g. by the Maternity and Child Welfare Department also by other mothers attending the Clinic) .... .... .... .... .... 167 The Maternity and Child Welfare Department by arrangement with the Exeter and Mid-Devon Hospitals Management Committee maintains the booking arrangements for the maternity home. Referred for treatment :— Dental treatment .... .... .... .... Nil. Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital .... .... 6 V.D. Clinic .... .... .... ... 1 In addition, the Exeter Maternity and District Nursing Association which undertakes domiciliary midwifery on behalf of the Local Health Authority, conducts ante-natal and post- natal clincs as follows :— 11, Elm Grove Road, the Association’s Headquarters— Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Shakespeare Road Community Centre— Friday afternoons. Merrivale Road Community Centre—- Tuesday afternoons. 503 women were examined ante-natally at these clinics (487 by the doctors) and 2,229 attendances were made. In addition, 64 mothers attended for post-natal examination.