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Greenwich 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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27
SECTION B
General Provision of Health and Welfare Services
for the Area.
Since July, 1948, the Personal Health Services available to
residents of the Borough have been under the control of the London
County Council and Dr. Waldron, the Divisional Medical Officer,
has kindly supplied me with information and statistics relating to
Health Visitors' records, attendances at Infant Welfare Centres,
Prophylaxis figures, etc., for 1953, which will be found on the
following pages in table form.
In addition, the following details of vitamin products distributed throughout the Borough from the Food Office and Welfare Centres during the first half of 1953 have been obtained from the returns issued by the London and South East Regional Food Office:—
| Vitamin Product | 1st Qtr, | 2nd Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 4th Qtr | Whole Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Juice (Bottles) | ||||||
| Average weekly Issues | 1,098 | 1,143 | ||||
| % of Potential | 26.2% | 27.5% | ||||
| God Liver Oil (Bottles) | No longer available. | |||||
| Average weekly Issues | 291 | 265 | ||||
| % of Potential | 24.0% | 21.9% | See Note below. | |||
| A & D Tablets (Packets) | ||||||
| Average weekly Issues | 81 | 88 | ||||
| % of Potential | 33.2% | 37.8% | ||||
Note :—The Government's policy of concentrating the Ministry of
Food offices and staff has made it impossible for quarterly
statements concerning vitamin products to be prepared. As
a consequence, after the second quarter of the current year,
details of the average weekly issues of Orange Juice, Cod
Liver Oil and A & D Tablets and their percentage of
potential were discontinued.