Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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A summary of the work of the inspectors in resard to general sanitation is given below:-
1942. | 1941. | |
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Vitamin preparations distributed under Ministry of Food Scheme. | ||
Orange juice (bottles). | 25,985 | - |
Black currant puree (tins). | 11,496 | 2,670 |
Black currant juice (bottles). | 1,920 | 475 |
Cod liver oil (bottles). | 12,767 | 1,231 |
Municipal Restaurants. | 2 | 2 |
Meals supplied at British Restaurants. | 225,916 | 101,804 |
Nursing Homes. | ||
No. registered at end of year, | ||
- nursing homes. | 1 | 1 |
- maternity homes. | 1 | 1 |
- nursing and maternity homes. | 1 | 1 |
Superannuation Acts. | ||
No. of employees examined. | 15 | 18 |
Wartime Day Nurseries. | ||
No. of nurseries provided. | 2 | - |
Accommodation for children (0 - 5yrs.). | 90 | |
Average daily attendance. | 71 | |
Scabies Clinics. | ||
No. of persons called for examination. | 1,317 | - |
No. of above who attended. | 623 | - |
Total no. of persons who attended. | 1,539 | |
No. of persons found to be suffering from scabies. | 1,049 | |
No. of persons who completed treatment, 4 | ||
(a) under school age. | 121 | - |
(b) school children. | 555 | - |
(c) over school age. | 316 | - |
No. of persons who did not complete treatment. | 57 | - |
No. of persons in whom scabies recurred. | 105 | - |
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
There was no significant change in the sanitary circumstances
of the area as compared with 1941. A summary of the work of the
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inspectors in regard to general sanitation is given below :-
8.