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Welfare Services in the Borough. The duties of these Officers consist
mainly in the home visitation of children under 5 years of age not
attending school and expectant mothers.
They also attend Clinic sessions at the Infant Welfare Centres.
A record of the visits paid by the Health Visitors during 1938
appears on page 30.
Health Visitors Refresher Course.
In accordance with the Council's decision to send one Health
Visitor annually for a Refresher Course, Miss Cooke, the Child
Life Protection Visitor, attended the Women's Public Health
Officers' Association Course in December last.
Convalescent Treatment for Children under
School Age.
Sixty-seven children received convalescent home treatment
during the year, in 11 cases part of the cost of the treatment was
recovered from the parents.
Treatment of Minor Ailments.
Children under 5 years of age attending Infant Welfare Centres,
who require treatment for certain minor ailments may be referred
by Clinic Medical Officers of Infant Welfare Centres to" the London
County Council School Treatment Centres in the Borough for
treatment under the terms of an agreement between this Council
and the County Council.
The following summary indicates the nature of the ailments
for which treatment is given and the number of children treated
in the respective groups during the year.
Minor Ailments, i.e., Skin, Eyes and Ear affections ... ... ... ... 108
Eye refraction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
Tonsil and adenoid operations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24.
Dental treatment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 131
Sunlight and Massage Treatment.
Sunlight and massage treatment for children under 5 years of
age not attending school is provided on the recommendation of the
Medical Officers of Infant Welfare Centres in the Borough at
St. Giles' Hospital, and at the British Red Cross Society Clinic,
160, Peckham Rye.