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IMMUNISTION ACAIFST DIPHTHERIA .
Summary of cases immunised.
0-5 yrs. 5-15 yrs. Total.
1. At Borough Council Clinics. 754 37 791
2. At L.C.C. Clinics. 30 366 396
3. By Private Practitioners. 16 4 20
Totals. 800 407 1207
MATRNITY. ND CHILD WALFARE.
Infant Welfare Centres - Clinic Attendances etc. 1944.
Attendances of Children (i) Under 1 year .. ... ... ... 19,033
(ii) Between I & 5 years 5,645
miscellaneous attendances .. ... ... .. . ... ... ... 2,266
Total attendances.. ... ... 26,944
Analysis of Attendances -
Doctors' Consultations.. ... ... ... ... ... 5,806
Seen by Health Visitor.. ... ... ... ... ... 12,244
Health Visitors - Record of Visits, 1944.
Visits to Expectant Mothers ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,440
" Post-natal Mothers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,428
No. of Births reported In the Area .. ... ... ... ... ... 2,459
Visits to Children -
(I) Under 1 year . ... ... 5,805
(II) Between 1 and 5 years 11,867
Total 17,672
Miscellaneous Visits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,331
24,330
Child Life Protection.
The Health Visitors are authorised by the Council to exercise
the powers of Child Protection Visitors under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936.
Visits to Poster mothers and children .. ... ... ... ... 424
Foster mothers under supervision 1944... ... ... ... ... 16
Foster children under supervision 1944 .. ... ... ... ... 21
Ancillary Services.
In 96 instances the services of a Homo Help were provided for
mothers, either before, during or after confinement. 7 expectant or
nursing mothers were provided with dental treatment.
Priority dockets were Issued to 6 expectant mothers to enable
them, to purchase sheets for their confinements.
The District Nursing Associations paid a total of 2,972 visits to
214 approved cases under the Council's Domiciliary Nursing Scheme
A total of 50 patients benefitted under the Council's Treatment of
Minor Ailments Scheme.
7 cases were sent during the year through the agency of the Invalid
Children's Aid Association to convalescent homes.