[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough].

  • Poplar (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1939]
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    116 Post-Natal Consultative Clinic at St. Andrew's Hospital. With the approval of the London County Council arrangements have been made with the Consulting Obstetrician at St. Andrew's Hospital to see post-natal cases at the Special Ante-Natal Consultative Clinic, held at St. Andrew's Hospital. Should the number of ante-natal patients become too great for this Clinic, arrangements will be made to hold another clinic. Sale of Food Accessories, etc. The following table shows the sales of food accessories, simple remedies, and materials for making clothing, which are sold at cost price to mothers attending the clinics, and payments at clinics for various services:— £ s. d. Dried Milk, 11,535 lbs 817 1 3 Special Milk, 342 lbs. 24 4 6 Dried Milk, Humanised, 75 lbs 7 10 0 Aberdeen Emulsion 4 0 0 Dusting Powder 1 5 0 Medicinal Paraffin 8 11 4 Medical Sundries 18 12 4 Dentures 144 1 10 Materials at Sewing Class 30 18 11 Convalescent Treatment 11 2 6 Virol 19 1 0 Oil and Malt 67 12 9 Concentrated Food 88 15 2 Payments for Gas (Dental Clinic) 5 13 0 Accouchement Sets 2 17 0 Cod Liver Oil 27 17 4 Total £1.279 3 11 In addition to the foregoing, by arrangement with local chemists, vouchers are issued for certain food accessories, etc., to be supplied by the chemists at cost price. 775 such vouchers were issued during the year.