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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
Southgate 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.- The following is a
summary of the work carried out in this connection
during 1939:
Number of registered Foster Mothers 6
Number of Foster children on register
during the year 17
Number of Foster children at end of year 7
Number of visits paid by Health Visitors 87
No unsatisfactory conditions were met with
throughout the year.
MILK (MOTHERS & CHILDREN) ORDER.
Number of cases in which milk was granted:
1936 1937 1938 1939
241 305 352 362
Total quantity of milk distributed (1939),
9982 gallons (approx)
Approximate cost:
£ £ £ £
776 964 1024 1146
Grants of Trufood were made in 8 cases, Cow &
Gate in 25 cases, Allenbury's in 17 cases, Nestles
in 27 cases, codliver oil emulsion in 123 cases and
syrup Minadex in 72 cases.
Total quantity of dried milk distributed,
4320 lbs. (approx)
Number of children under 1 year of age granted
free milk during 1939 214
Percentage of total live births 27.43