Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The following is a Summary of the Work of the Welfare
Centre during the Year.
Number of children on register at the end of year 1,208
Mothers visiting Centre for the first time 635
Children visiting Centre for the first time 635
Total attendances made by mothers 4,472
Total attendances made by children 5,267
Average attendance of mothers each afternoon 31
Average attendance of children each afternoon 36
Number of Consultations by Medical Officer 2,142
Average number of children seen by Medical Officer each
afternoon 16
Children referred to School Clinic for treatment:
Nose and Throat 8
Eyes 3
Teeth 8
Mothers referred for dental treatment to School Clinic 11
Mothers supplied with artificial dentures 9
Children referred to King Edward Hospital for minor
operations 27
Children admitted to King Edward Hospital as indoor
patients 2
Children referred to special London Hospitals 9
Mothers attending Ante-Natal Clinic:
First Visits 207
Re-visits 109
Number of Consultations by Consultant at Centre 308
Mothers referred to King Edward Hospital 26
Aid provided for mothers at confinement:
Consultant aid—cases 1
Medical aid—cases 6
Midwives—cases 11
Home Helps—cases 11
Dried Milk supplied at cost price Value £437 14 8
Virol supplied at cost price „ £80 8 9
Cod Liver Oil supplied at cost price „ £97 12 5
Number of Maternity Cases admitted to the Chiswick and
Ealing Maternity Hospital 180