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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The attendances at the nurseries during the year were as follows:—
| Date opened | Capacity | Days open | Total attendances | Averageattendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 17/11/41 | 70 | 302 | 17,052 | 56 |
| Culmington Road | 26/1/42 | 85 | 302 | 19,870 | 66 |
| Cuckoo | 9/3/42 | 70 | 302 | 15,694 | 52 |
| Perivale | 5/10/42 | 58 | 302 | 10,827 | 36 |
| Northolt | 26/10/42 | 4Q | 302 | 9,845 | 33 |
| St. Mark's | 4/1/43 | 44 | 302 | 11,700 | 39 |
| Oldfield | 19/7/43 | 50 | 302 | 12,312, | 41 |
| St. John's | 5/10/42 | 60 | 242 | 11,505 | 48 |
| Wood End | 5/10/42 | 64 | 1,156 | 18 |
CHILD- LIFE PROTECTION,
The work of supervision of foster-mothers carried out by the Health Visitors who have all been appointed Child Protection Visitors, is summarized in the following table:—
| Number of children on the register at the beginning of the year (Number of fostermothers having care of the above children, 36). | 39 |
| Number of children registered during the year | 33 |
| Number of children removed from register during year | 34 |
| Number of children on register at end of year (Number of fostermothers having care of the above children, 35). | 38 |
| Number of visits made by Health Visitors | 203 |
MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
At the end of the year, 12 midwives were employed by the
Council in connection with the domiciliary midwifery service.
The cases attended by the midwives were as follows:—
Number of Confinements attended:—
(a) as midwife 618
(b) as maternity nurse 92
710