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Southall 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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The reasons for sending 100 notifications for medical help were as follows:—

Table No. 27.

Ante-natal conditions12
Difficult or prolonged labour59
Miscarriage3
Other conditions (a) Mother12
(b) Child14

Maternity and Nursing Homes.
The Middlesex County Council is the local authority under the Acts relating
to the registration of maternity and other nursing homes. There are two private
nursing homes in the district.
The following information, relating to maternity and nursing homes in Southall,
has been kindly supplied by the County Medical Officer:—

Table No. 28.

Total number of registered nursing homes in Southall2
Total accommodation21
Number of deletions during the year 19390
Number of additional applications re registration during the year 1939Nil
Number so registered
Refusals or cancellations of registrationNil
Number of applications for exemption of registrationNil
Result of such applications

Grants of Milk.
Milk is supplied free or at a reduced rate to expectant mothers (from the third
month of pregnancy), to nursing mothers, and to children under five years of age,
according to a scale which has been adopted by the Council.
There were 3,379 applications granted during the year, as follows:—

Table N O. 29.

Cow's milk freeCow's milk at 50% costDried milk freeDried milk at 50% cost
19382,24639618233
19392,68334132926

This shows a large increase on the number in 1938, when a total of 2,857 applications
were granted.
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