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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 1941. | 1940. | |
|---|---|---|
| Home Helps - no. of cases where home help provided. | 54 | 63 |
| Convalescent Homes - no. of mothers sent. | 1 | — |
| - no. of children sent. | 3 | 5 |
| Health Visitors - no. employed. | 12 | 12 |
| - attendances at M & C.W. clinics, etc. | 1,547 | 1,313 |
| - visits to mothers and children. | 13,846 | 12,761 |
| Child Life Protection. No. of foster children on register. | 71 | 53 |
| No. of visits by Health Visitors. | 499 | 489 |
| Dental Treatment of Mothers and Children. | ||
| Total attendances of mothers and children. | 2,895 | 3,359 |
| No. of extractions - mothers. | 1,633 | 1,714 |
| - children. | 882 | 424 |
| No. of fillings - mothers. | 335 | 424 |
| - children. | 215 | 230 |
| No. of dentures supplied to mothers. | 208 | 247 |
| Milk and Other Poods Supplied Free or at Reduced Cost. Pasteurized milk (gallons). | — | 7,988 |
| Dried milk (lbs.). | 799 | 2,448 |
| National dried milk (lbs.). | 5,554 | 944 |
| Virol (lbs.). | 39 | 59 |
| Groats (tins) | 90 | — |
| Cod liver oil (4 oz.). | 204 | 269 |
| Cod liver oil emulsion (8 oz.). | 348 | 202 |
| Cod liver oil and malt lbs.). | 131 | 400 |
| Lactagol (tins). | 265 | 122 |
| Bemax (tins). | 165 | 73 |
| Adexolin (½ oz.). | 414 | 184 |
| Cod liver oil & malt with Parrish's (lbs.). | 328 | — |
| Kalzana (tablets). | 1,630 | 5,320 |
| Celin (pkts, containing 34 tablets). | 80 | — |
| Value of sales at cost price. | £1,865 | £1,576 |
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