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2, To visit the homes and make investigations in regard to stillbirths
and infant deaths.
3. To visit and give advice to parents in cases of ophthalmia,
zymotic enteritis and other diseases causing deaths amongst infants.
4. To visit and report upon all cases of puerperal fever.
5. To investigate, when required, homes in which overcrowding
is alleged to exist.
6. To investigate, when required, applications for the supply of
milk free or below cost price.
7. To co-ordinate their efforts with those of the voluntary workers
attached to the Maternity and Child Welfare organizations in the
Borough.
8. To investigate cases under the Widows', Orphans' and Old
Age Contributory Pensions Acts where the children are under school
age.
Work of the Health Visitors.—The following tabular statement
(Table No. 27) gives an outline of the work of the Health Visitors and
of the Chelsea Health Society and School for Mothers during the past
two year. The visits enumerated are those paid by the trained officer
of the Borough Council (one whole-time Health Visitor) and the trained
officers of the Chelsea Health Society and School for Mothers (three
whole time Health Visitors). It does not include work done by voluntary
workers attached to the Society.