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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
Crayford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Maternity and Nursing Homes.
Of the 566 births, 353 occurred at institutions, of
these 179 at the Russell-Stoneham Memorial Hospital
and 57 at the Dartford County Hospital.
| Visits to children under one year | 4,664 |
| Visits to children between one and five years | 4,846 |
| Visits to Expectant Mothers | 239 |
| Total | 9,749 |
Owing to difficulty in replacing Miss Webster,
Miss E. B. Kiddell, formerly Senior Health Visitor was
re-engaged from the 15th July, 1916, to the 31st October,
1946 ; the assistance given by her was greatly appreciated.
No alteration took place during the year under the
following headings :—
Dental Treatment.
Ophthalmic Treatment.
Orthopaedic Treatment.
*
19 Crayford patients made 51 attendances at the
Clinic held at the Dartford County Hospital.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
Foster Children—Section 206—Public Health Act, 1936.
Visits to Adopted Children 171.
Number of adopted children on the register
at the end of the year 43.
Number pending adoption 8.
Visits to Foster Children 30.
Number of children on the register at the
end of year 4.
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