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 (1st January to 4th July, 1948)
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 | 26 | 98 | 138 | 6 | 555 | 21.3 |
CHISWICK | 103 | 249 | 373 | 46 | 1405 | 14.5 |
TOTALS | 129 | 347 | 511 | 52 | 2050 | 15.9 |
These Clinics were transferred to the control of Middlesex County Council on 5th July, 1948.
SUPPLY OF MILK AND FOOD.
(Other than under the National Milk and Vitamins Scheme)
Terms of Supply | Milk | Meals supplied at Dining Centres | Other Food1 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.