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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
City of Westminster 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Supply of Sheets for Expectant Mothers.
By arrangement with the Ministry of Health and the Board of Trade
Priority Dockets for utility sheets, on production of a medical certificate,
are issued to expectant mothers who are to be confined in their own
homes. These are being issued through the Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres and 198 dockets and 576 coupon equivalent certificates were
issued to expectant mothers in 1947 as compared with 759 for the previous
year.
Supply of Welfare Foods.
By arrangement with the Ministry of Food, national dried milk,
fruit juices, vitamin tablets and cod liver oil have been distributed to
expectant mothers and children at the Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres in the City.
The City Council as a Welfare Authority have for many years supplied
food accessories in the way of dried milk, cod liver oil, etc., to necessitous
mothers and children, and have continued to do so under the direction
of the Clinic doctors.
Dental Treatment -Clinic Reports.
| New Cases. | Reappointments. | Extractions. | Fillings. | Other operations. | Aneasthetics. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local. | General. | ||||||
| 1946 | 178 | 526 | 311 | 250 | 394 | 33 | 71 |
| 1947 | 226 | 819 | 617 | 343 | 547 | 51 | 130 |
Diphtheria Immunization Treatment and Schick Testing.
The following are particulars of children under five years of age who
have been immunized against diphtheria in the City.
| Age at 31.12.47, i.e., born in year | Under 1. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947, | 1946. | 1945. | 1944. | 1943. | |
| Number immunized | 58 | 525 | 439 | 655 | 568 |
| Estimated mid-year population 1947 of children 0 to 5 years of age | — | 3,910 | — | — | — |
Children immunized in 1947—
| Under five years of age | 919 |
| School children over five years of age immunized by City Council's Medical Staff | 67 |
| 986 |