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Kingston upon Thames 1945

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

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Health Centre, Grange Road Tuesdays & FridaysLatchmere Road School . Mondays & Thursdays
1941194219431944194519411942194319441945
No. of sessions held102102103102102991019910098
No. of new cases seen348362383322407237322269195204
Total attendances made5562625171675574562544675524638046574485
No. seen by M.O.2300244225412425255018422085212017831850

Dried milk and supplementary Vitamins, etc., are
supplied at the Clinics to all cases recommended by the
Medical Officor, either at approximately cost prico, or
half-price, or free of charge in necessitous cases. The
incomo scale referred to in Section 2 (a) also applies to
driod infant foods, otc.

The following table gives details of tho supply of infant food and dried milk during tho period under rcviow:-

Amount in lbs.19411942194319441945
Sold, cost price and Sold, half price6,2158,55512,81710,19811,449
Free of charge2,1892,6262,093432182

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 tho period under reviow. In
addition to assistance in clorical work, voluntary
workers have organised two clothing stalls, one at oach
Centre; horo infant clothes are sold at tho cost price
of tho matorial used. Those garments aro made by tho
voluntary workors in their homos.

The total number of garments sold during tho period under roviow was as follows:-

19411942194319441945
No. of mothers who bought261321256287291
No. of garments9741,025762823880