Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 270 | 347 | 5 | 1259 | 24.7 |
CHISWICK | 163 | 635 | 884 | 28 | 3730 | 22.9 |
TOTALS | 214 | 905 | 1231 | 33 | 4989 | 23.3 |
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. |