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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The following tables show the quantities of foods and vitamin products supplied from the Centres during the year:—
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| Vitamin "A" and "D" tablets.* | Concentrated orange juice. | Cod liver oil.* | ' 'National'' dried milk. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free of charge. | At 5d.a bottle. | Free of charge. | Free of charge. | *Atl0½d. a packet. | Free of charge. |
| 1,199 | 52,787 | 107 | 14,273 | 7,923 | 21 |
* No charge has been made for these products since 21st July, 1946.
| Description of Article. | Value of goods supplied at cost price. | Value of goods supplied free of charge. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Adexolin and Halibut liver oil | 271 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | |
| Cod liver oil and malt | 77 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |
| Cow and Gate Dried Milk | 3,532 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 8 |
| Homogenised foods | 31 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| Lactagol | 220 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 6 | |
| Marmite | 41 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| Ostermilk | 1,369 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 11 |
| Trufood dried milk | 131 | 9 | 0 | — | ||
| Virol | 161 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Sundries | 281 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| Totals | 6,118 | 18 | 7 | 64 | 13 | 3 |
Maternity Outfits.—One sterilised maternity outfit was issued
during the year at cost price.
Obstetric Consultants.—There was one case during the year in
which the services of an obstetric specialist were required in
connection with a case of puerperal pyrexia.
Emergency Obstetric Service.—The emergency obstetric unit
attached to Hackney Hospital was used in ten cases during the year.
Day Nurseries.—The Council's eight day nurseries, providing
accommodation for 415 children under the age of 5 years, continued
to function throughout the year. The total number of
attendances made by the children during the year was 91,620.