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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Work at the Health Centres.
| Mothers | (1947) | (1948) (six months) |
|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers attending Ante-Natal Clinics:— | ||
| Attending for the first time | 2,318 | 1,221 |
| Total attendances | 14,789 | 7,134 |
| Nursing mothers attending Post-natal Clinics:— | ||
| Attending for the first time | 424 | 295 |
| Total attendances | 468 | 339 |
| Children attending Centres for the first time:— | ||
| Under one year of age | 3,024 | 1,451 |
| One to five years of age | 437 | 334 |
| Total attendances made by children:— | ||
| Under one year of age | 38,028 | 20,522 |
| One to five years of age | 12,999 | 8,475 |
DENTAL TREATMENT.
The number of expectant and nursing mothers seen and treated
by the dentists during the half year totalled 271. For this number
of mothers 1,545 attendances were made for all the treatment
carried out. The treatment consisted of extractions, fillings and
fitting of artificial dentures, also scaling and treatment of various
mouth infections. Lectures and chair-side talks were given to the
mothers on the care of their own and their children's teeth.
The number of extractions for these cases amounted to 811.
The number of fillings inserted totalled 252. The number of
mothers fitted with artificial dentures amounted to 111. Scaling
of teeth was given to 30 mothers, and 76 mothers had various
mouth infections treated.
The treatment given to children under five years of age
consisted mainly of fillings, and extractions in cases of extreme
caries. The number of fillings inserted in temporary teeth totalled
189. The total number of temporary teeth extracted amounted
to 331. The number of attendances made to the centres for the
complete treatment of these children amounted to 402.
DAY NURSERIES.
| Nursery | Official capacity | Maximum bookings | Total attendances | Daily average | Highest on any one day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 90 | 108 | 10,417 | 66 | 99 |
| Culmington Road | 85 | 102 | 10,067 | 64 | 83 |
| Cuckoo | 70 | 84 | 8,244 | 62 | 77 |
| Perivale | 58 | 72 | 7,193 | 54 | 68 |
| Northolt | 40 | 48 | 5,300 | 40 | 48 |
| St. Mark's | 44 | 53 | 5,690 | 43 | 53 |
| Oldfield | 50 | 60 | 6,167 | 46 | 55 |