London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| First Visits | 588 |
| Re-Visits | 1,676 |
| Number of Consultations by Consultant at Centre | 22 |
| Mothers referred to Hospitals | 15 |
| Aid provided for mothers at confinement:— | |
| Consultant aid—cases | 13 |
| Medical aid—cases | 30 |
| Midwives—cases | 44 |
| Home Helps—cases | 23 |
| Dried Milk supplied at cost price Value £527 | 50 |
| Virol supplied at cost price Value £98 | 180 |
| Cod Liver Oil supplied at cost price Value £194 | 60 |
| Number of Cases admitted to the Chiswick and Ealing Maternity Hospital | 344 |
| Amount received for treatment at Maternity Hospital £1706 | 29 |
| Expectant or Nursing Mothers receiving a supply of milk free of charge for one month | 692 |
| Children under 5 years of age receiving a supply of milk free of charge for one month | 632 |
HEALTH EDUCATION.
Various steps are taken to direct the attention of the public
to the general measures adopted to promote the general health of
the district and to encourage an interest in individual health.
First in importance comes the education in health matters
given by the Health Visitors and School Nurses during their visits
to the homes.
Then there is the systematic instruction in the principles
and practice of health given by the teachers in the public elementary
schools, in which instruction they receive every encouragement
from the Education Committee, who have made suggestions
regarding the amount of time to be devoted to this form of