Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 & Fridays | Latchmere Road School Mondays & Thursdays | |||||||||
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1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | |
No. of sessions held | 102 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 97 |
No. of new cases seen | 362 | 383 | 322 | 407 | 435 | 222 | 269 | 195 | 204 | 315 |
Total attendances made | 6251 | 7167 | 5574 | 5625 | 6930 | 5524 | 6380 | 4657 | 4485 | 5923 |
No. seen by M. O. | 2442 | 2541 | 2425 | 2550 | 2537 | 2085 | 2120 | 1783 | 1850 | 2185 |
Dried milk and supplementary Vitamins, etc., 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 period under review:-
Amount in lbs. | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
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Sold, cost price and Sold, half price | 8,555 | 12,817 | 10,198 | 11,449 | 13,087 |
Free of charge | 2,626 | 2,093 | 432 | 182 | 155 |
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. In addition to assistance in clerical
work, voluntary workers have organised two clothing stalls,
one at each Centre; here 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:-
1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | |
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No. of mothers who bought | 321 | 256 | 287 | 291 | 346 |
No. of garments | 1,025 | 762 | 823 | 880 | 1,091 |