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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
Southall 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table IX.
| (1) Number of foster parents on register— | |
| (a) At the beginning of the year | 22 |
| 23 | |
| (2) Number of foster parents receiving foster children— | |
| (a) At the beginning of the year | 22 |
| (b) At the end of the year | 22 |
| (3) Number of children on the register— | |
| 27 | |
| 27 | |
| (4) Number of children received by foster parents during the year | 21 |
| (5) Number of foster children— | |
| Nil | |
| 10 | |
| (c) Adopted | — |
| 8 | |
| — | |
| (f) Evacuated with foster mother | — |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| (6) Total number of visits made during the year | 189 |
| (7) Number of cases in which court proceedings were taken | Nil |
Table X.
| First visits | Re-visits | Average number of re-visits per patient | Total number of births in the District | Percentage of new cases to total births | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 300 | 998 | 3.33 | 827 | 36.3 |
| 1937 | 407 | 1333 | 3.27 | 848 | 47.9 |
| 1938 | 531 | 2157 | 4.06 | 856 | 62.03 |
| 1939 | 506 | 2109 | 4.53 | 824 | 61.42 |
| 1940 | 433 | 2036 | 5.70 | 732 | 59.16 |
| 1941 | 549 | 2358 | 4.33 | 713 | 76.30 |
| 1942 | 642 | 2912 | 4.55 | 826 | 77.71 |
| 1943 | 674 | 3148 | 4.067 | 830 | 81.21 |
Of the 3,822 total attendances, 2,141 occurred at the Manor House centre and
1,681 at the Branch centre.
27
All foster children, as soon as reasonably possible after arrival, are subjected to a
medical examination by the medical officer of health, or by the medical officers at the
infant welfare centres.