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 Merton]
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Attendances at Toddlers' Clinics 34
Dental Care 34
Day Nurseries 34-35
Developmental Clinic 35
Care of Unmarried Mothers and their Children 35
Congenital Malformations 36
Welfare Foods and Vitamins 36
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING AND ALLIED SERVICES:
Organisation 37
Health Visiting:
Staff 38
Training of Health Visitors 38
General Practitioner Attachments 38
Geriatric Health Visiting 39
Summary of Work of Health Visitors 39-40
Midwifery:
Staff 40
Introductory 40-41
Organisation 41
Maternity Cases Attended 41
Inhalational Analgesia 41
Emergency Obstetric Unit 41
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 41
Maternity Outfits 41
Medical Aid 41
Early Discharges from Hospital 42
Midwifery Training 42
Post-Registration Courses 42
Domiciliary Visits 42
Attendances at Clinics 42
Transfers to Hospital 43
Home Nursing:
Staff 43
Organisation 43-44
Training of District Nurses 44
Post-Registration Courses for District Nurses 44
Cases Attended 45
Visits Made 45
Marie Curie Foundation Cancer Nursing Service 45
Incontinence Pads 46
Incontinent Laundry Service 46
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