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 Hounslow]
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Number of Clinics provided at end of 1966 | 7 |
Number of sessions held by Medical Officers | 333 |
by Midwives | 117 |
Total | 450 |
Number of women who attended in 1966 | |
Ante-natal | 583 |
Post-natal | 112 |
Total number of attendances made by women shown above | |
Ante-natal | 2534 |
Post-natal | 115 |
Number of women who attended during 1966 Institutionally booked | 343 |
Domiciliary booked | 60 |
Total | 403 |
Total number of attendances during 1966 | 2186 |
Born at home or in a private nursing home | Born at home or in a private nursing home and nursed entirely at home, or in a private nursing home | ||
number born | died during first 24 hours | survived to end of 28 days | |
15 | 15 | - | 15 |
Number of centres in use at end of 1966* | 11 |
Number of Child Welfare Sessions held by Medical officers | 1315 |
Health visitors | 54 |
Hospital medical staff | 51 |
Total | 1420 |
Number of children who attended during the year and who were born in | |
1966 | 3220 |
1965 | 2892 |
1961-1964 | 2601 |
Total | 8713 |
Number of attendances made by children shown above | 56580 |
* The number of centres includes one mobile unit fully staffed by the Council, and a clinic held at Queen Charlotte's Hospital at which the Council provides a health visitor only. |
Number | 3 |
Number of approved places | 126 |
Number of children on register at end of year | |
Age under 2 years | 39 |
Age 2-5 years | 100 |
Average daily attendance during the year* | |
Age under 2 years | 27 |
Age 2-5 years | 78 |
* These are arithmetical averages which reflect absences due to infectious and other illness, and also the postponement of new admissions during outbreaks of infectious illness. |