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Heston and Isleworth 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Notification of Births.
Number of live births notified during the year 1275
Number of still births notified 41
Notified by midwives 914
Notified by parents or doctors 402
No special measures exist for dealing with unmarried mothers or illegitimate children of
such, but cases not wholly destitute have derived benefit through the Council's scheme for grants
of food and milk.
VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES AND HELPERS.
The Isleworth Nursing Association and the Osterley, North Hounslow and Heston Nursing
Association are the only Voluntary Societies in direct contact with the Council's Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme.
Special mention must be made of the undermentioned for services rendered at the Welfare
Clinics, and also for gifts of prams, toys, clothing, etc., which are given to the other mothers :
Mrs. Goff, Miss Goff, Mrs. Jacklin, Mrs. A. Jacklin, Mrs. Sturton, Mrs. Northcote, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Shirley, Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs. Addison, Mrs. Buckingham and Mrs. Keen, at the
Hounslow (Douglas Road) Centre; Mrs. Day, Mrs. Chadwick, Mrs. Biggers, Mrs. McDonald,
Miss Beal, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Zimmerman at the Hounslow (Clipstone House) Centre; Mrs.
Brierly, Mrs. Colbrook, Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Ardley, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Watson,
Mrs. Whitehead and Mrs. Clarke at the Heston Centre; Mrs. Chedgey, Mrs. Newman, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Griffin, Miss Beale and Mrs. Ebbutt, at the Isleworth Centre.
At Clipstone House it has been the custom for the mother in better circumstances to provide
the layette and useful baby clothing for the expectant mother who has found it a difficult matter
owing to the unemployment of the husband, etc.

Table: Home Visiting.—The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table:—

Home Visiting.—The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table:—

19301931193219331934
1st visits to babies under 1 year13951472152013461320
Routine Re-visits to babies and children up to 5 years39824190321047204024
Inquiries made elicited—
Feeding—Natural9801105113510931042
Artificial7764957793
Both5651443640
Sleeping with parents260247154126116
Using comforter195217175170167
Mother working during pregnancy5344294845

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Year 1934. Other Visits.
Post-natal 5
Ante-natal—First visits 139
Subsequent visits 56
Infants' Deaths and Stillbirths,
Visits paid 81
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
and discharging Eyes 78
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal
Pyrexia 16
Measles and German Measles 105
Whooping Cough 30
Children
Mumps 4 under
Chicken Pox 47 5 years.
Pneumonia 14
Bronchitis 23
Milk and food cases 46
Home help 49
Infant Protection Visits 533
Social conditions 50
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