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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Table: A brief summary of their work during the year is shown in the following Table:—Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors:—

A brief summary of their work during the year is shown in the following Table:—

Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors:—

(a) To expectant mothers:
First visits324
Total visits538
(b) To children under one year of age:
First visits698
Total visits2044
(c) To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years:
Total visits3494
(d) Ophthalmic visits9
(e) Other visits:
Measles15
Whooping Cough4
Epidemic Diarrhoea-
Infant Life Protection Visits276
Total6380

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Child Life Protection (under the Public Health Act, 1936).
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 the fostermothers are required to bring fosterchildren
to the Child Welfare Clinics for periodical medical
examination.

Table: The following Table sets out particulars of registrationduring the year:—

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 year29
(b) At the end of the year29
(2) Number of children on the Register:
(a) At the beginning of the year36
(b) At the end of the year37
(c) Who died during the year—
(d) On whom inquests were held during the year—