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Kingston upon Thames 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The following table shows the number of sessions held, the number of new cases seen, subsequent visits made, and the numbers seen by the Medical Officer.
| Health Centre,Grange Road Tuesdays and Fridays | Latchmere Road School Mondays and Thursdays. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | |
| No. of sessions held | 149 | 142 | 102 | 102 | 103 | - | 30 | 99 | 101 | 99 |
| No. of new cases seen | 497 | 503 | 348 | 362 | 383 | - | 72 | 237 | 222 | 269 |
| Total attendances made | 8342 | 7419 | 5562 | 6251 | 7167 | - | 1004 | 4467 | 5524 | 6380 |
| No. seen by M.O. | 5471 | 3826 | 2300 | 2442 | 2541 | 660 | 1842 | 2085 | 2120 | |
Until July, 1940, fresh, milk was supplied to necessitous
cases by the Corporation. At this date the Ministry of Food
introduced a scheme whereby all children under five could be
supplied with one pint of milk, either at a cheaper rate or free
of charge if under the Ministry of Food Necessitous Scale. In
December, 1941, the Ministry of Food introduced tho Vitamin scheme
Cod Liver Oil, Orange Juice, and Black Currant Puree, as an extension
of the milk scheme.
Dried milk and supplementary nourishment are supplied at
the Clinics to all cases recommended by the Medical Officer, either
at approximately cost price, or half-Price, or free of charge in
necessitous cases. The income scale referred to in Section 2(a)
also applies to dried infant foods, etc.
The following table gives details of the supply of infant food and dried milk during the poriod under review:-
| Amount in lbs. | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold, cost price and Sold, half price | 4654 | 6290 | 6215 | 8555 | 12,817 |
| Free of charge | 2765 | 2907 | 2189 | 2626 | 2,093 |
The Medical Officer of Health expresses appreciation of the
help given by voluntary workers at the Infant Welfare Centres, A
number of voluntary workers have attended regularly during the period
under review, their work being arranged and co-ordinated by Mrs. Udale.
In addition to assistance in clerical work, voluntary workers have
organised two clothing stalls, one at each Centre, where infant
clothes are sold at the cost price of the material used. These
garments are made by the voluntary workers in their homes. The
total number of garments sold during the period under review was as
follows:-
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943
No. of mothers who bought 185 279 261 321 256
No. of garments 433 930 974 1025 762
In addition, a War Savings Group under the supervision
or Mrs.Udale, is run at the Infant Welfare Clinics.