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Mrs. Young, who entered the service of the Council in May,
1904, is chiefly occupied with work having for its object the
prevention of infantile mortality in the poorer districts of the
borough. Mrs. Young's operations are set out in tabular form
below.
No. of houses inspected during house-to-house
inspection 110
No. of premises inspected after infantile deaths 436
No. of inspections of sanitary works in progress 347
No. of visits to cases of non-notifiable infectious
disease 95
No. of visits to consumers of Council's milk 429
No. of visits to verminous and exceptionally
dirty houses 18
No. of addresses given at mothers' meetings,
etc. 35
No. of premises visited where births had
occurred 72
No. of visits re neglected children 44
No. of houses visited on complaint 35
No. of other visits 25
No. of intimations issued 253
No. of statutory notices served 54
In the early autumn a circular letter was addressed, by
order of the Health Committee, to the clergy of all denominations
in Battersea, stating that the Committee were prepared
to arrange for Mrs. Young to give short practical addresses
on the feeding and care of infants at mothers' meetings and
similar gatherings. The Committee's offer was accepted by
a good number of clergymen, and 35 addresses were given
before the end of the year. The addresses met with great
success. Large audiences (in some cases exceeding 100
women) were obtained, and the mothers appeared to be
interested, and anxious to profit by the instruction given.
Similar addresses are being arranged for the present year.
One of Mrs. Young's duties is to visit homes where births
have occurred, and to give practical advice to the mothers as