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In addition to closely co-operating with our own Day
Nurseries, the Health Visitors have attended at the routine
medical inspections of nursery children in the schools, to afford
assistance to the School Medical Officer and I lead Mistresses of
the schools with their more intimate knowledge of these
children.
At the close of such a year as 1944 I may perhaps bf
forgiven the introduction here of a more intimate note on the
very personal work of the Health Visitors—to pay tribute to
the steadfastness and serenity with which they responded to
the difficult and trying conditions, and under which they maintained
their traditional standard of service.
Convalescent Home Treatment. Children requiring treatment
are sent to Convalescent Homes through the agency of
the Invalid Children's Aid Association, to whom the council
makes a contribution towards the cost of the treatment.
Orthopaedic Treatment. Children suffering from orthopaedic
defects are referred to the Nelson Hospital under the
general arrangement with that Hospital for the treatment of
children attending the Welfare centres.

Emergency Maternity Unit. There was no call made on
this unit during the year under review.
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