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Health Visitors.
The work of the Health Visitors is set out on accompanying
table. Mrs. Croke resigned in March, and her place was taken
by Miss Webber in June. Towards the end of the year the
Council finally decided to appoint two more Health Visitors,
making a total staff of four, but the additional members did not
take up their duties till January, 1917.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
I continued to assist on Monday nights at the dispensary in
the early part of the year, but discontinued later as I found that
owing to the air-raids the attendance at night was very small.
From the Annual Report of the Dispensary there were 486 new
patients examined; of these 342 were definitely suffering from
or suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis in some form. The
number of visits paid by patients to the dispensary was 8,755,
and the number of visits paid to the homes of patients was 643 by
the Medical Officer, and 1,134 by the Nurse.
IV.—FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
In Table X of the Appendix will be found particulars of the
inspections of factories and workshops, and in the following table
particulars regarding the trades and persons employed in connection
with workshops. There were 328 workshops on the Register
in 1916. Including bakehouses, of which there were 10 in use,
the total is 338.
OUTWORKERS.
There were 791 outworkers on the Register at the end of
1916. 70 lists were sent in by firms in this Borough employing
outworkers. Table XI. of the Appendix shows the various trades
followed by outworkers in this district.