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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
Hackney 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Description of Article. | Value of Goods Supplied. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Cod liver oil | 26 | 9 | 10 |
| Cod liver oil emulsion | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| Cod liver oil and malt | 99 | 18 | 5 |
| Cow and Gate Dried Milk | 1,217 | 6 | 8 |
| Halibut liver oil | 64 | 19 | 3 |
| Lactagol | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Ostermilk | 455 | 2 | 2 |
| Syrup Ferri | 33 | 4 | 5 |
| Trufood dried milk | 45 | 15 | 9 |
| Virol | 54 | 10 | 10 |
| Sundries | 142 | 15 | 3 |
| Total | £2,182 | 18 | 9 |
(b) Free of cost—
| Description of Article. | Cost to the Council. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||
| Cod liver oil | 4 | 13 | 6 |
| Cod liver oil emulsion | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Cod liver oil and malt | 40 | 11 | 5 |
| Cow and Gate dried milk | 64 | 11 | 0 |
| Halibut liver oil | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Lactagol | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Ostermilk | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Syrup Ferri | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Virol | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| Sundries | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | £173 | 9 | 3 |
Midwifery Assistance.—No applications were received during
the year from necessitous women for contributions towards the fees
of midwives.
Maternity Outfits.—Fourteen sterilised maternity outfits were
issued during the year—11 were sold at cost price, 2 at reduced price
and 1 was supplied free of cost.
Consultants in Difficult Maternity Cases.—There was one case
during the year in which the services of an obstetric specialist were
required in connection with difficult confinement. The mother was
removed to hospital and delivered of a live child by Caesarian
operation.