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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Owing to lack of support, the Sale of National Savings
Certificates at the Centre, was discontinued.
Baby Week was held from June 29th to July 5th.
Special announcements were made in the local Churches
and Sunday Schools, and the Centre was open to Visitors
on Tuesday and Friday.
At the Centre, Miss Gilder 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, July 8th, a Garden Party was given
at St. Peter's Vicarage, where the mothers and infants
spent a most enjoyable afternoon.
(v) Health Visiting.
The Health Visitors paid the following number of home visits :—
| First Visits. | Total Visits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | 106 | 182 |
| Infants under one year | 551 | 2,812 |
| Children, one to five years | — | 4,370 |
| Incidental and Infectious | — | 571 |
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.
There has been a considerable increase in the number
of home visits paid by the Health Visitors, a result of the
appointment of a dental attendant-clerk in April, who took
over certain clinic duties from the Nurses, so affording
them more time to carry out their important duty of Home
Visiting.