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 Southall]
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The monthly bookings for each district are included below :—
Table F
Districts | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
February | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 13 |
March | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
April | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
May | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3i |
June | 4 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
July | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
August | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
September | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
October | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 36 |
November | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
December | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
Totals | 40 | 76 | 54 | 77 | 70 | 317 |
Maternity and Nursing Homes.
The Middlesex County Council is the local authority under the Acts relating to the
registration of maternity and other nursing homes. There are two private nursing homes
in the district.
The following information, relating to maternity and nursing homes in Southall,
has been supplied by the County Medical Officer :—
Table G
Total number of registered nursing homes in Southall 2
Total accommodation (No. of beds) 29
Number of deletions during the year 1946 Nil
Number of additional applications re registration during the year 1946 Nil
Number so registered Nil
Refusals or cancellations of registration Nil
Number of applications for exemption of registration Nil
Result of such applications Nil
Grants of Milk.
Under the Ministry of Food scheme, expectant mothers, nursing mothers, and
children under five years of age are supplied with dried milk or liquid milk, free or at 2d.
a pint, according to income. Babies requiring special feeding, i.e., Cow & Gate, or Ostermilk
instead of National Dried Milk, are supplied through the Council's clinics. National
Cod Liver Oil, Orange Juice and Vitamin tablets are also supplied under the Ministry of
Food scheme, and can be obtained at the clinics during the usual clinic session hours.
There were 38 applications granted during the year, as follows :—
Table H
Cow's milk free | Cow's milk at 50% cost | Dried milk free | Dried milk at 50% cost | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | — | — | 31 | 7 |