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Kingston upon Thames 1947

[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 Officers:-

Health Centre Grange RoadLatchmere Road School (and later) Burton Road
1943194419451946194719431944194519461947
No. of sessions held103102102101124991009897129
No. of new cases seen383322407435432269195204315380
Total attendances made7167557456256930782363804657448559238614
No. seen by M .O.2541242525502537322321201783185021853064

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.19431944194519461947
Sold, cost price and Sold, half price12,81710,19811,44913,08714,147
Free of charge2,093432182155177

The Medical Officer of Health records special appreciation
of the help given by voluntary workers at the infant welfare centres,,
Many workers have given years of devoted service in various ways.

During the year, some of the voluntary workers who were knitting for the clothing stall found themselves unable to continue and we were not able to replace them, hence the drop in numbers of garments sold, as shewn below:-

19431944194519461947
No. of mothers who bought256287291346248
No. of garments7628238801,091679