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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
Hampstead 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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at charges varying from 5s. 0d. to 6d. a day, and in two cases no
charge whatever was made.
Maternity Outfits.
Sterilised maternity outfits are supplied to maternity patients in
the Borough—the applicants being assessed by the Assistance SubCommittee
to contribute towards the cost of the outfits according to
their means. Two types of outfits are issued, one containing the
minimum contents and the other a somewhat fuller outfit. Under this
arrangement 102 outfits were supplied during 1936.
In 34 instances the full price was paid for the 5s. 6d. outfit.
,, 52 ,, ,, ,, 3s. 8d. ,,
„ 13 „ the applicants were assessed to contribute
towards the cost of the 3s. 8d. outfit, the
charges varying from 2s. to 1s.
„ 3 „ the 3s. 8d. outfit was supplied free of
charge.
Child Life Protection.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
The five Health Visitors are appointed as Child Protection
Visitors.
The following are the statistics relative to this work during the
vear:—
On 31st December, 1936, there were in the Borough 25 foster-mothers having charge of 34 foster-children.
| Number of foster-children removed | 78 |
| „ foster-children added | 75 |
| „ foster-mothers removed | 22 |
| „ foster-mothers added | 22 |
| visits paid by Health Visitors to foster-children | 491 |
| visits paid by Health Visitors to foster-mothers | 332 |
The supervision of foster-mothers and foster-children has continued
to be exercised by the Health Visitors acting as Child Life