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Kingston upon Thames 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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A full description of the Ante-Natal Services was
given in the Annual Report for 1932.
Dried milk may be obtained by expectant mothers at
the Centre at cost price, and fresh milk is supplied at a
reduced cost or free in necessitous cases, in accordance
with the income scale in force.
Dtfring the year 185 expectant mothers attended,
making 740 visits to the Clinic.
Twenty-five mothers made post-natal visits to the
Clinic.
(iv) The Centre.
The Centre is held at the School Clinic in Grange Road,
which was described in the Annual Report for 1931.
As before, the meetings are held on Tuesdays and
Fridays, when Dr. Olive Aubrey attends, and much valuable
help is given by many voluntary workers.

During the year there were the following number of attendances:—

Attendances.
Meetings.New Cases.Total.
Tuesday501913,445
Friday492013,162

In necessitous cases, babies and nursing mothers are
provided with free milk on the recommendation of the presiding
medical officer.
Careful investigation is made into the circumstances of
each case to ascertain whether it falls within the approved
scale, and when recommended it is endorsed by the Medical
Officer of Health and approved by the Committee.
Dried milk is supplied at cost price.
There is an excellent Clothing Stall at which 87 mothers
have purchased 217 garments during the year.