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Midwifery.
The Municipal Midwife attended 139 births. A reduction
of her fee was made in 44 necessitous cases. 1,425 births have
been attended by the Borough Midwife since the appointment
was first made in 1922.
X-Ray Treatment.
One expectant mother was sent to University College
Hospital from the Ante-natal Clinic for examination.
Milk (Mothers and Children) Orders.
One thousand one hundred and twenty-nine applications for
milk under this Order were dealt with during the year, of which
1,107 were granted and 22 refused. The number last year was
932. The total of the accounts paid to 31st December amounted
to £403 0s. 9d.
Orthopædic Treatment.
A joint (Maternity and Child Welfare and Education Committees)
scheme for the early diagnosis and treatment and
prevention of crippling conditions in children from birth to schoolleaving
age has been in operation for about four years, and is
giving highly satisfactory results at relatively small cost. The
local centre of this scheme is at the School Clinic, and hospital
cases are admitted to the country branch of the Royal National
Orthopasdic Hospital at Stanmore.
Dental Clinic.