Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The work is expanding steadily and satisfactorily.
The scheme is as follows:—
Two Clinics weekly at the Congregational Hall, Douglas Road.
Hounslow, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
Two Clinics weekly at the Public Hall, Isleworth, on Monday
and Wednesday afternoons.
At each of these Clinics infant consultations are carried out,
regular weighing, and the sale of dried milks, malt, virol, etc.
The Mothers can obtain a cup of tea and biscuits at a cost of
1d.
The attendances totalled 14,020 for the year as compared with
11,567 in 1926, 9843 in 1925, 8817 in 1924 and 8322 in 1923.
The average attendance at the Douglas Road Centre was 86.75
and at the Isleworth Centre 40.9.
The number of individual mothers and children attending the Clinics is shewn hereunder: —
Douglas Road, Hounslow. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers | 514 | 562 | 688 | ||
Children | 608 | 765 | 880 | ||
Isleworth Public Hall. | |||||
Mothers | 288 | 326 | 305 | ||
Children | 393 | 432 | 414 | ||
Receipts. | |||||
Quantity. | s. | d. | |||
Prescription Glaxo | 1304 lbs. | 127 | 18 | 8 | |
Glaxo | 4404 lbs. | 278 | 0 | 0 | |
Virol | 858¾ lbs. | 71 | 9 | 7 | |
Malt | 436 lbs. | 16 | 2 | 6 | |
Oil and Malt | 679 lbs. | 25 | 8 | 6 | |
Lactagol | 679 tins. | 38 | 10 | 0 | |
Almata | 183 lbs. | 15 | 13 | 0 | |
Cow and Gate | 2341 lbs. | 177 | 14 | 5 | |
Cod Liver Oil Emulsion | 1497 bottles. | 48 | 14 | 0 | |
£799 | 10 | 8 |