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Poplar 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Post-Natal Consultative Clinic at St. Andrew's Hospital.
With the approval of the London County Council arrangements
have been made with the Consulting Obstetrician at St. Andrew's Hospital
to see post-natal cases at the Special Ante-Natal Consultative Clinic,
held at St. Andrew's Hospital. Should the number of ante-natal patients
become too great for this Clinic, arrangements will be made to hold
another clinic.
Sale of Food Accessories, etc.

Table: The following table shows the sales of food accessories, simple remedies, and materials for making clothing, which are sold at cost price to mothers attending the clinics, and payments at clinics for various services:—

The following table shows the sales of food accessories, simple remedies, and materials for making clothing, which are sold at cost price to mothers attending the clinics, and payments at clinics for various services:—

£s.d.
Dried Milk, 11,535 lbs81713
Special Milk, 342 lbs.2446
Dried Milk, Humanised, 75 lbs7100
Aberdeen Emulsion400
Dusting Powder150
Medicinal Paraffin8114
Medical Sundries18124
Dentures144110
Materials at Sewing Class301811
Convalescent Treatment1126
Virol1910
Oil and Malt67129
Concentrated Food88152
Payments for Gas (Dental Clinic)5130
Accouchement Sets2170
Cod Liver Oil27174
Total£1.279311

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In addition to the foregoing, by arrangement with local chemists,
vouchers are issued for certain food accessories, etc., to be supplied by
the chemists at cost price. 775 such vouchers were issued during the
year.