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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
Hammersmith 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Address of Clinic. | No. of Clinics | New Cases. | Total Attendances. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers. | Children. | Mothers. | Children. | ||||||
| Antenatal. | Postnatal. | Under 1 yr. | Over 1 yr. | Antenatal. | Postnatal. | Under 1 yr. | Over 1 yr. | ||
| 48, Glenthorne Rd. | 104 | 414 | 35 | — | — | 1,791 | 35 | — | — |
| 156 | — | — | 291 | 33 | — | — | 3,411 | 1,681 | |
| Becklow Gardens | 206 | 483 | 32 | — | — | 3,131 | 39 | — | — |
| 256 | — | — | 524 | 93 | — | — | 6,921 | 2,876 | |
| Milson Road | 96 | 195 | 5 | — | — | 1,727 | 5 | — | — |
| 154 | — | — | 248 | 35 | — | — | 3,284 | 1,626 | |
| Old Oak, Westway | 104 | 328 | 33 | — | — | 2,321 | 33 | — | — |
| 152 | — | — | 288 | 20 | — | — | 3,994 | 1,510 | |
| Latymer Road | 51 | 107 | 12 | — | — | 749 | 18 | — | — |
| _ | _ | 78 | 2 | — | — | 1,050 | 421 | ||
| College Park | 52 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 537 | 344 |
| Totals | 1,382 | 1,527 | 117 | 1,443 | 183 | 9,719 | 130 | 19,197 | 8,458 |
Ante-natal Clinics, Number of Sessions held. 561
Infant Consultations, ,, ,, ,, ,, 821
1,382
The average attendance at Infant Welfare Centres = 34.
During the year 144 cases received massage treatment,
the total number of treatments being 1,691.
Milk for Expectant Mothers and Children.—During the
year the scheme by which the Council provide free one
pint of milk a day for all expectant mothers and children
under five where the family income does not exceed 10s. Od.
more than the scale of the Ministry of Food entitling them
to free milk was continued.
14,921 quarts of liquid milk and 4,947 packets of dried
milk were supplied under the scheme during the year.