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Fulham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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26.
In Fulham every endeavour is made to avoid encroaching
on the work of the doctors and no treatment
is done by the Council's staff which would ordinarily
be carried out by a general practitioner.
The actual treatment which is done by the Maternity
and Child Welfare Department is described later
in this report.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
The Centres are under the management of the
Voluntary Committee who receive grants from the
Ministry of Health and the Borough Council.
The Medical Officers and Health Visitors belong to
the Council's staff, while the Superintendent and Assistant
Superintendent of the centres are appointed by the
Committee. The work is carried out under the administrative
control of the Medical Officer of Health.
The Infant Welfare Clinics.
These clinics are attended by nursing mothers and
infants and children up to five years of age.
The following table shows the number of infants and children who attended during the year and the number of their attendances.
| Clinic. | Number of consultations. | First attendances of babies. | Total attendances. | Average attendances. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92, Greyhound Rd. | 145 | 524 | 5950 | 41 |
| 170, Wandsworth Bridge Road | 141 | 289 | 4803 | 34 |
| Melmoth Hall, Eustace Road | 94 | 383 | 3930 | 41 |
It will be seen that 1196 children attended for the
first time during 19.28 and that 14,689 attendances were
made by old and new cases. These figures do not include
the attendances of the mothers.