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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Total visits | 3,557 |
| (d) Ophthalmic visits | 15 |
| (e) Other visits: | |
| Measles | 30 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | — |
| Infant Life Protection visits | 283 |
| Total visits | 6,876 |
(iv) Infant Life Protection (under Part I of the Children Act,
1908, as amended by the Children and Young Persons
Act, 1932).
The six Health Visitors and School Nurses employed by the
Council are appointed Infant Life Protection Visitors under the
above-mentioned Act and, as will be seen from the summary of
visits made as shown above, combine the work with that of
Health Visiting.
In addition to the visits from the Health Visitors, the
majority of foster-mothers are required to bring foster-children
to the Child Welfare Clinics for periodical medical examination.
The following table sets out particulars of registration during the year:—
| (1) Number of foster-parents on the Register: | |
| (a) At the beginning of the year | 54 |
| (b) At the end of the year | 28 |
| (2) Number of children on the Register: | |
| (a) At the beginning of the year | 39 |
| (b) At the end of the year | 38 |
| (c) Who died during the year | - |
| (d) On whom inquests were held during the year | - |
v) Day Nursery.
The Day Nursery can accommodate 42 children (under
5 years of age) in winter and 45 such children in summer. Its
working during the past year has been extremely satisfactory.
The attendances during the year were as follows:
| Whole days | 8,876 |
| Hah days | 950 |