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Southall 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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information is based on material kindly supplied by the County Medical Officer of Health.)
The monthly bookings for each district are included below:—
Table F
| Districts | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| February | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| March | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| April | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| May | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| June | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| Totals | 20 | 36 | 32 | 39 | 30 | 157 |
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 supplied by the County Medical Officer:—
Table G
| Total number of registered nursing homes in Southall | 2 |
| Total accommodation (No. of beds) | 29 |
| Number of deletions during the year 1948 | Nil |
| Number of additional applications re registration during the year 1947 | Nil |
| Number so registered | Nil |
| Refusals or cancellations of registration | Nil |
| Number of applications for exemption of registration | Nil |
| Result of such applications | Nil |
Grants of Milk.
Under the Ministry of Food scheme expectant mothers, nursing mothers, and children
under 5 years of age could be supplied with dried milk or liquid milk free or at 2d. a pint,
according to income. Babies requiring special feeding, i.e., Cow & Gate or Ostermilk
instead of National Dried Milk, were supplied through the Council's clinics. National
Cod Liver Oil, Orange Juice and Vitamin Tablets were also supplied under the Ministry
of Food scheme, and were obtained at the clinics during the usual clinic session hours.
Dental Treatment.
By arrangement between this Council and the County Education Authority expectant
and nursing mothers and children under 5 years of age attending the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres were enabled to have dental treatment and advice, including, if necessary,
the provision of dentures.
The number of attendances during the period 1st January, 1948, to 4th July, 1949—
430 expectant and nursing mothers and 213 children under 5 years of age—was satisfactory.
The proportion of new cases treated increased in the instance of both mothers and
children, and there was a noteworthy increase in the amount of conservative treatment
carried out, i.e., fillings, and other treatments, increased at a much greater rate than treatment
by extractions, and this shows, not only an improvement in the quality of the work,
but a satisfactory state of mind in the mothers attending, in that they were prepared to
accept, or have their children obtain, fillings or painting in an effort to save their teeth.
For statistics of dental treatment see Appendix, Table XIX.
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