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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SUMMARY OF WORK AT THE MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS—(1st January to 4th July, 1948)
| BRENTFORD AREA | CHISWICK AREA | Queen Char. Hosp. Clinic | Grand Total 1948 | Grand Total 1947 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon. Clinics | Wed. Clinics | Total | Tues. Clinics | Wed. Clinics | Thurs. Clinics | Fri. Clinics | Total | ||||
| Number attending for the first time during the year :— | |||||||||||
| Under 1 year of age | 65 | 57 | 122 | 105 | 85 | 81 | 64 | 355 | 48 | 525 | 1035 |
| Over 1 year of age | 17 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 107 | 5 | 139 | 190 |
| TOTALS | 82 | 67 | 149 | 135 | 110 | 108 | 89 | 462 | 53 | 664 | 1225 |
| Number of children attended and weighed :— | |||||||||||
| Under 1 year of age | 973 | 1210 | 2183 | 1776 | 1581 | 1423 | 894 | 5674 | 261 | 8118 | 17159 |
| Over 1 year of age | 359 | 512 | 871 | 754 | 701 | 601 | 764 | 2820 | 50 | 3741 | 5694 |
| TOTALS | 1332 | 1722 | 3054 | 2530 | 2282 | 2024 | 1658 | 8494 | 311 | 11859 | 22853 |
| Number of children seen by Doctor :— | |||||||||||
| LJnder 1 year of age | 214 | 195 | 409 | 376 | 314 | 311 | 228 | 1229 | 151 | 1789 | 3752 |
| Over 1 year of age | 158 | 180 | 338 | 234 | 215 | 199 | 234 | 882 | 21 | 1241 | 1832 |
| TOTALS | 372 | 375 | 747 | 610 | 529 | 510 | 462 | 2111 | 172 | 3030 | 5584 |
These Clinics were transferred to the control of Middlesex County Council on 5th July, 1948.