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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Spccial attention is paid at anto-natal clinics to the
general health and nutrition of expectant mothers. Under
the Ministry of Pood Schema all expectant mothers can obtain
one pint of milk daily at reduced rate, and, in addition, are
considered priority cases for eggs Supplementary nourishment
in the form of dried milk, etc. is supplied at the AnteNatal
Clinic, either free or at cost price, depending"upon the
circumstances.
There is also a Government Scheme for the
distribution of Cod Liver Oil and orange juice and the Borough provides on medical prescriptions other vitamin preparations and Dried Milk with Iron, either free or at cost price after application of the income scale.
| No. in family | Scale of income per head of family after deducting rent, rates and insurance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pu.ll cost remitted | Half cost remitted. | |
| 2 | 12s. 6d. | 14s. 6d. |
| 3 | l1s. Od, | 13s. Od. |
| 4 | 9s. Od. | l1s. Od. |
| 5 & over | 8s. 6d. | 10s. 6d. |
Owing to the limited accommodation for midwifery cases
in the Kingston County Hospital, the Almoner of the Hospital
requests a visit to be made to the homes of all mothers
applying for admission to hospital. Those visits are
made"by the Health Visitors, who decide whether home conditions
are suitable for confinement at home and a recommendation,
in accordance with tho home conditions, is
forwarded to the Almoner.
Other visits to expectant
mothers are made by the Health Visitors from time to time, and the following table gives the number of visits that were made during 1945 and preceding years.
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of homo visits (individual cases) | 247 | 266 | 271 | 159 | 199 |
| Total No. of visits | 377 | 367 | 395 | 260 | 307 |
Home helps are also referred to in a later paragraph.
(b) POST-I.TATAI SEEVICES.
The Post Natal Services arc incorporated with tho AnteNatal
Services and arrangements indicated in Section 1 apply
in this section.
It is regretted that the number of mothers who attend
the Post-Natal Clinics has been Email during the period under
review.