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Heston and Isleworth 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The work is expanding steadily and satisfactorily.
The scheme is as follows—
Two Clinics weekly at the Congregational Hall, Douglas Road,
Hounslow.
Two Clinics weekly : at the Public Hall, Isleworth.
At each of these Clinics infant consultations are carried out,
regular weighing, and the sale of dried milks, malt, virol, etc.
The Mothers can obtain a cup of tea and a biscuit at a cost of
Id.
The attendances totalled 9843 for the year as compared with
8817 in 1924, 8322 in 1923, and 8398 in 1922.
The average attendance at the Douglas Road Centre was 57.6
and at the Isleworth Centre 39.3.

The number of individual mothers and children attending the Clinics is shewn hereunder : —

19211922192319241925
Mothers538541525530514
Children774726646610608
Isleworth Public Hall
Mothers268278270384288
Children296350330489393

Sales at Clinics.

Quantity.Receipts.
£s.d.
Glaxo5729 lbs.38713
Virol562 lbs.46150
Malt306 lbs.1180
Oil and Malt626 lbs.2380
Marylebone Cream5 lbs 6 ozs.811½
Lactagol170 pkts.9160
Almata339 lbs.2586
Cow and Gate1033 lbs.77112
Cod Liver Oil Emulsion563 bottles.18154
Prescription Glaxo29 lbs.2180
£60427