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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES.
No change in the general provision of health services was made during 1941.
| 1941. | 1940. | |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory facilities - specimens examined. | 702 | 1,054 |
| District Nursing - visits paid. | 30,832 | 29,727 |
| Infant Welfare Centres - no. of sessions. | 561 | 547 |
| - attendances, | ||
| (a) under 1 year. | 15,046 | 14,003 |
| (b) 1-5 years. | 11,252 | 10,579 |
| (c) all ages. | 26,298 | 24,582 |
| Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics. | ||
| Routine clinics - sessions. | 229 | 200 |
| - attendances. | 3,965 | 3,018 |
| Consultant clinics - sessions. | 51 | 56 |
| - attendances. | 874 | 797 |
| Total attendances. | 4,839 | 3,815 |
| Artificial Sunlight Clinic - children treated. | 46 | 30 |
| Orthopaedic Treatment - children treated. | 8 | 5 |
| Refraction Clinic - children examined. | 56 | 54 |
| Minor Ailments Clinic - children treated. | 58 | 76 |
| Midwives - number notifying intention to practice. | 50 | 29 |
| - cases attended as midwife. | 495 | 551 |
| - cases attended as maternity nurse. | 206 | 210 |
| - percentage of cases where medical aid summoned. | 37 | 36 |
| - fees paid to medical practitioners. | £248 | £241 |
| Municipal Domiciliary Midwifery Service. | ||
| No. of municipal midwives. | 8 | 8 |
| No. of cases booked - as midwife. | 571 | 532 |
| - as maternity nurse. | 97 | 59 |
| No. of cases completed - as midwife. | 463 | 496 |
| - as maternity nurse. | 68 | 57 |
| No. of visits - ante-natal. | 3,365 | 3,057 |
| - post-natal. | 9,479 | 10,011 |
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