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Heston and Isleworth 1935

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

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Maternity and Child Welfare

Table: The attendances of children at all the Centres during the last six years have been as follows :—

The attendances of children at all the Centres during the last six years have been as follows :—

Year.No. of attendances.Year.No. of attendances.
193019,222193335,110
193127,318193433,102
193231,656193536,635

Table: The average attendances per session during the year 1935 were as follows :—

The average attendances per session during the year 1935 were as follows :—

At Douglas Road Centre No. 191.2
At Clipstone House, Bath Road, Centre and later Douglas Road No. 271.3
At lsleworth Centre62.1
At Heston Centre63.0

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Approximately 70.5 per cent, of the notified live births attended at one of the Infant
Welfare Centres before they were a year old.

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

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

19311932193319341935
Douglas Road, Hounslow, No. 1—
Mothers10871085860820998
Children1232174110789531146
Clipstone House, Bath Road, Hounslow, and later Douglas Road, No. 2.—
Mothers—132467513491
Children—153557569602
lsleworth Health Centre, Busch House—
Mothers5786906855625%
Children757763824726729
Heston—
Mothers392451435330444
Children478534550387537

Table: Sales at Clinics.

Sales at Clinics.

Quantity.Receipts.
Dried Milks11371 lbs.782179
Virol630| lbs.48105
Sugar of milk153 lbs.876
Oil and Malt1490 lbs.4729
Lactagol1423 tins7354
Cod Liver Oil Emulsion6648 bottles182154
Bemax1736 packets351010
Adexolin580 phials391210
Total£121829