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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The comparative drop in the numbers at Douglas Road Centre is due to the opening of the Heston Clinic as the Heston people previously had to attend at Douglas Road as the nearest centre.
| Sales at Clinics. | Quantity | Receipts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Prescription Glaxo | 1262 lbs. | 119 | 18 | 0 |
| Glaxo | 1570 lbs. | 121 | 12 | 1 |
| Virol | 572 lbs. | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| Malt | 376 lbs. | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Oil and Malt | 439 lbs. | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| Lactagol | 454 tins. | 25 | 9 | 10 |
| Half-Cream Cow & Gate | 52 lbs. | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Cow and Gate | 6164 lbs. | 478 | 13 | 2 |
| Cod Liver Oil Emulsion | 2537 bottles | 83 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | £910 | 15 | 11 | |
The work is expanding partly owing to the growth of the
knowledge of the work, and partly due to the rapid increase in the
district.
An agreement exists with the Metropolitan Asylums Board for
the admission of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum to St. Margarets
Hospital.
Dr. Bell of Ealing attends at the Ante-Natal Clinic which is
held on the first Wednesday morning in each month at the Health
Department.
The attendances during 1928 were as follows :—
Number of sessions held 11
Number of expectant mothers who attended 59
Total number of attendances 97
Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Clinic.
Report for Year 1928.
The Dental Surgeon's report on the scheme for the year is as
follows:—