[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough.

  • Portsmouth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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    CHILD IfcLuPAKS CENTRES - The number of attendances, new cases and children seen by the Medical Officer mb the Child welfare Centres functioning during the year are as set out below:- Attend- New Seen by the ances Cases Medic al Officer Bratton (3 afternoons per week) 10,358 1,391 4,7W Lyndhurst Road School (l afternoon per week) 408 4+ 139 Cosham (l afternoon per week) 3,363 422 1,139 Putchar School (l afternoon per week) 339 65 58 Totals 14,468 2,122 6,114 Totals for 1941 12,344 1,669 5,819 Dried Milk was issued from the Child Welfare Centres to expect-nt mothers, nursing mothers and infants, at a total cost of ,£3,2*48 (£3?224.) Of this sum £3,050 (£1,374) was recovered from the patients. according xo .ut tendances at Child Welfare Centres during the year 1942, classified age of the child concerned, were as follows:- Children from 0 to 1 ye/or of ago .. u 1 to 2 years of age ,t (i 2 to 3 t • • • • « f • • • Total 12,317 1,201 _7JO 14, 468 Total for- I92fl - 12,34+ WARTIME hTJRSDHUiS - The following are the statistical details relating to the three t*v-rtirae Day Nurseries already established in Portsmouth, Details of the cases sent to Residential Nurseries outside the City are also quoted. Garfield Road Day Nursery ,. (opened 11th June 1942 - Complement 33) IS admissions Attendances Awaiting during the at Admission at Year gist December 31st December .. 104 “h'Tl 30; (a in quarantine for mumps at 31*12.42.) Cliffda'le, London Road Nursery .. .. 46 * (opened 7th October 19*42” - Complement 60) (« in quarantine St. peters'.Day Nursery ♦. ., 39 (opened 13th December 1942 - Complement 46) Residential Nurseries .. ,, Totals 202 21 10 for chickenpox at 31.12.42.) 30 13 176 Milton Lodge, Gillingham, Dorset Knolc, Knole Road, Bournemouth Hingarston,” liarnhull, Dorset Corson Court and Tower's, Lyrno Regis, Holt Hatch, Bentley, mlten, Hants NorthBostw8.il, Ware haul, Dorset Dorset Cross House, Pont well Magna, Dorset loiiosdown House, winchester, Hants Buriton House, Rotor afield, Hants Princes Place, Closworth, Yeovil, Somerset Parford, Chagford, Devon Marsh joui't, Stockbridge, Hants Pond House, Stoke Row, Henley-on-Thames Moortown House, Ringwood, Plants Corfe Hills, Broadstone, Dorset 13 13 10 4 13 2 30 20 40 13 10 3 *-• 7 22 18 10 7 4 21 2 2 4 12 29 10 10 3 4 4 18 H\MiCI]4TIff! OF 1IXPDCTA evacuated to Emergency Mat NT IvDTrldRS - During the year I64 expectant mothers amity Homes as follows;- were Oakley House, Abingdon, Berks. 110 Polly Parm, Sulhampstead, Berks. 4-3 Caversham Grove, Albert Road, Caversham, Berks 8 Collyers, Steep, Petersfiold, Hants, 3 and 393 causes were evacuated to the Saint Mary’s Hospital Maternity Chiltley Place, Liphook. Annexe at