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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
Heston and Isleworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT.
The two Maternity and Child Welfare Centres are kept almost
entirely for consultation purposes, treatment being reduced to an
absolute minimum so as not to clash in any way with local
Medical Practitioners.
The only Day Nursery in the district was closed in 1920.
There are two School Clinics at each of which the Medical
Officer attends twice a week, and at which treatment for minor
ailments is carried out on five mornings in the week.
The Tuberculosis Clinic which is part of the County machinery
is situate in Hounslow in the centre of a populous district.
There is no clinic for Venereal Diseases.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
The Isleworth Nursing Association carried on this work
throughout the district. There is an arrangement with them also
for nursing Measles and Whooping Cough. No payments are
made either by the County Council or by the Local Authority.
Home Yisiting.
The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare work are shown in the following table :—
| 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st visit to babies under one year | 1132 | 1029 | 913 | 803 |
| Re-visits to babies and children up to five years | 4715 | 4484 | 4241 | 4150 |
| Inquiries made, elicited— | ||||
| Feeding—Natural | 870 | 631 | 536 | 516 |
| Artificial | 59 | 54 | 43 | 61 |
| Both | 23 | 51 | 41 | 42 |
| Sleeping with parents | 477 | 354 | 319 | 282 |
| Using Comforter | 300 | 236 | 198 | 285 |
| Mother working during pregnancy | 56 | 45 | 56 | 44 |