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Ealing 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Summary of the Visits made by the Health Visitors.

Visits to children under 12 months: —(1944)(1945)
First visits2,4562,617
Return visits6,5995,442
Visits to children 1 to 5 years of age8,8468,006
Visits to expectant mothers1,3591,572
Visits to investigate infant deaths and still-births6752
Special visits or investigations327207
Visits to cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum26
Visits to cases of Measles and Whooping Cough325269
Visits to cases of Scarlet Fever on discharge from the Isolation Hospital8497
Inspections of Women's Lavatories6737
Visits to children under care of foster-mothers313363
Other visits117326
Total Visits20,56218,994

Summary of the Work at the Health Centres.

Mothers.(1944)(1945)
Expectant Mothers attending Ante-Natal Clinics:-
Attending for the first time2,0712,258
Total attendances12,70112,885
Nursing mothers attending Post-natal Clinics :—
Attending for the first time155123
Total attendances161130
Children.
Children attending Centres for the first time:—
Under one year of age2,4062,275
One to five years of age290365
Total attendances made by children
Under one year of age30,06928,629
One to five years of age12,18613,541

Medical Examination of Pre-School Children.—The number of complete medical examinations of children from one to five years of age are indicated in the following table:—

Age-GroupNo. of Examinations
(1944)(1945)
1 year to 18 months9641,318
18 months to 2 years474723
2 years to 3 years374602
3 years to 4 years389524
4 years to 5 years283388
2,4843,555