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Brentford and Chiswick 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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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 Visits | 431 |
| Total Visits | 650 |
| (b) To children under 1 year of age: | |
| First Visits | 619 |
| Total Visits | 1852 |
| (c) To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years: | 2741 |
| (d) Other Visits: ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | — |
| Infant Life Protection Visits | 235 |
| TOTAL | 5508 |
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 foster-parents 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 29
(b) At the end of the year 26
2). Number of children on the Register:
(a) At the beginning of the year 37
(b) At the end of the year 31
(c) Who died during the year -
(d) On whom inquests were held during the year -
DAY NURSERY.
The Day Nursery, situated in Bennett Street, Chiswick, was established
in 1910 by private enterprise and handed over to the Local Authority in
1923.
The following details may be noted here:-
Hours of opening: Mondays to Fridays, 7.45 to 6.30 p.m.
Saturdays, 7.45 a.m. to 1.0 p.m.
Parents or Guardians are responsible for conducting the children to and
from the Day Nursery.
Age Limits of Children accepted: From day of birth to school age.
Accommodation provided: Playrooms, bathrooms, nurses' pavilion (separate
from Day Nursery), kitchens, etc.
Capacity of Nursery: 42 children in winter and 45 in summer.