[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich County Borough.

  • Ipswich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Expectant and Nursing Mothers. Facilities for Ante-natal and Post-natal care. Sessions were held at the following clinics:— (a) . Central Clinic. Elm Street. (b) . Gainsborough Clinic, Clapgate Lane. (c) . Whitton Clinic. Meredith Road. (d) . Allington Clinic. Woodbridge Road. (e) . Maidenhall Clinic. Cranfield’s Sports Pavilion, Halifax Road. (f) . Chantry Clinic. Hawthorn Drive. Year Total Births Live & Still No. of Clinic Centres at end of year Clinic No. of sessions held per month Total number of attendances No. of women in attendance 1948 1.885 3 Ante-natal 28 8.048 1.706 Post-natal 12 692 541 1949 1,960 4 Ante-natal 28 5.553 1,003 Post-natal 16 527 354 1950 1.889 4 Ante-natal 28 4,498 785 Post-natal 16 544 359 1951 1,818 5 Ante-natal 37 4.480 1.257 Post-natal 20 371 234 1952 1.793 5 Ante-nata] 39 4.662 1.441 Post-natal 20 344 234 1 s»53 1,950 5 Ante-natal 49 4.569 1,399 Post-natal 24 290 185 1954 1.960 5 Ante-natal 52 4.001 1.351 Post-natal 24 186 143 1955 1.827 6 Ante-natal 51 3.635 1.250 Post-natal 26 148 112 1956 1,946 6 Ante-natal 54 3,634 1 30! Post-natal 26 129 97 1957 2,017 6 Ante-natal 55 4 356 1.513 Post-natal 26 98 79 A record of attendances is kept at the ante-natal clinics and future appointments given. Non-attenders are visited at their homes by midwives. Blood specimens are taken as a routine at local authority clinics, or if referred specifically for this purpose by the patient's own doctor. Facilities are readily available for X-ray of expectant mothers. Mothers are seen for post-natal examination at the ante-natal sessions.