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2.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
No change in the general provision of health services was
made during 1939. On the outbreak of war all the activities of
the Health Department with the exception of the municipal domiciliary
midwifery service were stopped or reduced to a minimum and
the energies of the staff concentrated on civil defence measures.
As soon as circumstances permitted the various services were restored
wholly or in part and the progress made up to the end of
the year is shown below:-
Sale of dried milk and the provision of free milk
concentrated at Hounslow Health Centre pending
the re-opening of infant welfare centres, 4th September.
Sanitary inspection, etc., 11th September.
Ante - natal clinics at Hounslow and Isleworth, 18th September.
Dental clinics at Hounslow and Isleworth, 25th September.
Diphtheria immunisation clinics at Hounslow and
Isleworth, 28th September.
Refraction clinics at Hounslow and Isleworth, 9th October.
Two infant welfare clinics per week at Hounslow,
Isleworth and Cranford, 2 0th October.
Two infant welfare clinics per week at Heston, 21st November.