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Merton and Morden 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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The number of visits made for various purposes was as
shown below.
To expectant mothers first visits 354
total visits 658
To children under one
year first visits 1,008
total visits 2,821
To children 1-5 years total visits 4,084
Visits re puerperal pyrexia, ophthalmia
and miscellaneous 315
Visits to foster children re Child Life
Protection 381
Total 8,259
The present level of visiting allows of an average of
approximately four visits a year to children under one who
visit the clinics and of something less than three per year to
children over that age.
Assisted Milk Scheme. The following table shows the
number of persons assisted by the provision of fresh milk, and
the extent of this assistance in each ward:—

TABLE XVII. Milk Grants, 1938.

Wards.Free Milk.Half-price.
IndividualsFamiliesPints SuppliedIndividualsFamiliesPints Supplied
Abbey24203,57511101,176
Bushey Mead44317,41421174,231
Central48381
Morden13101,64843373
Park6541533422
Ravensbury32274,58415123,960
Raynes Park5324811250
St. Helier41366,05828224,583
West Barnes1071,83874228
17914226,161907215,223

This quantity compares with 20,962 pints free and 9,789
pints at half-price supplied in the year before.
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