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Kingston upon Thames 1946

[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 & FridaysLatchmere Road School Mondays & Thursdays
1942194319441945194619421943194419451946
No. of sessions held102103102102101101991009897
No. of new cases seen362383322407435222269195204315
Total attendances made6251716755745625693055246380465744855923
No. seen by M. O.2442254124252550253720852120178318502185

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.19421943194419451946
Sold, cost price and Sold, half price8,55512,81710,19811,44913,087
Free of charge2,6262,093432182155

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:-

19421943194419451946
No. of mothers who bought321256287291346
No. of garments1,0257628238801,091