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SUPPLEMENT - FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
In Middlesex the Local Health Authority under the
National Health Service Act is the Middlesex County
Council. They have formed ten areas in the county, Ealing
and Acton forming Area No. 7. In Ealing the local administration
is carried out at the Town Hall, Ealing.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS
Regular sessions for expectant mothers are held at 10
Health Clinics by doctors and midwives. Arrangements are
made for blood testing, chest X-ray and for distribution
of iron and vitamins. Mothers are also given the opportunity
of attending ante-natal exercises and mothercraft
classes. During the year 2,666 expectant mothers attended
clinics in Ealing. Advice to mothers on the care of their
children is given at Health Clinics by doctors and health
visitors. Children are weighed at each attendance and a
careful watch kept on all aspects of their progress.
Welfare and other foods are distributed. During the year
6,861 children attended clincis in Ealing.
The following are the addresses of the Maternity and
Child Welfare Clinics in Ealing. There are 20 Health
Visitors in Ealing. In addition to the clinic work, home
visiting to advise mothers on the care of their children
forms a useful link with the Clinic. 8,623 families being
visited during the year.