London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
| District | Number of Clinics held during year | Number of expectant mothers attending for the first time | Total number of expectant mothers attending | Number of post-natal mothers attending | Total number of attendances made | Average attendances per session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENTFORD | 51 | 208 | 264 | 4 | 989 | 19.4 |
| CHISWICK | 102 | 533 | 551 | 19 | 2491 | 24.4 |
| TOTALS | 153 | 741 | 815 | 23 | 3480 | 22.8 |
SUPPLY OF MILK AND FOOD.
(Other than under the National Milk and Vitamins Scheme)
| Terms of Supply | Milk | Meals supplied at Dining Centres | Other Food* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 years of age | Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 years of age | Expectant Mothers | Nursing Mothers | Children under 5 years of age | |
| Free, or at less than cost price in necessitous cases. | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| At cost price in other cases (e.g., sale of dried milk at Centres) | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| *Cod Liver Oil and Malt, Virol, Bemax, etc. | |||||||||