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
Kingston upon Thames 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Dried milk is supplied at cost price.
There is an excellent Clothing Stall at which 62 mothers
have purchased 129 garments during the year.
The sale of National Savings Certificates at the Centre
has been continued with the result that 30 mothers have
invested £11 10s. 8d. during the year.
Baby Week was held from July 1st to 7th. Special
announcements were made in the local Churches and Sunday
Schools, and the Centre was open to Visitors on
Tuesday and Friday.
A speaker from the National Baby Week Council gave
lectures at Bentalls on the Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday.
At the Centre, Miss Mackintosh gave instructive
addresses on the value of milk as a food.
The Day Nursery in Canbury Park Road was open
daily to visitors.
On Wednesday, June 26th, a Garden Party was given
at St. Peter's Vicarage, where the mothers and infants
spent a most enjoyable afternoon.
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The Health Visitors paid the following number of home visits :—
| First Visits. | Total Visits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | 100 | 177 |
| Infants under one year | 521 | 2,525 |
| Children, one to five years | - | 3,988 |
| Incidental and Infectious | - | 387 |
As a routine procedure the Health Visitors make their
first visits at the end of ten days in midwives' cases, and at
the end of the first month in doctors' cases.
Subsequent visits are paid every two months up to the
age of six months, then every quarter up to the age of two
years, and finally every six months up to the age of five.