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INFANTILE DEATH . There of infants under the age
of one year the causes being as follows:
Whooping Cough 2; Bronchitis 5; Pneumonia 16; Diarrhoea 11;
Premature birth 11. Congenital malformations etc. 25; other
violent causes 3; all other causes 1.
The Infant Mortality Rate was 42 per 1,000 live births.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Nursing in the Home. The Fulham District Nursing Association has
continued to carry out this work on behalf of the Council and
during the year paid visits to 495 cases.
Ultra Violet Clinic. This Clinic was open throughout the
year and 15,012 attendances were made, and in addition 1,018
massage, 1,260 radiant heat and 867 infra-red treatments were
given.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. The four Centres at Parson's
Green, Greyhound Road, Wandsworth Bridge Road and Burne Jones
House were open throughout the year, the number of weekly sessions
at 31st December being for antenatal 13; postnatal 2; infant 14.
The attendances of children under one year of age totalled 20,071
and of children aged one to five years 8,297. The number of
attendances at the antenatal clinics was 13,457.
Home Visiting. The total number of visits paid by the Health
Visitors was 20, 689.
Infant Life Protection. At the end of the year there were 50
children in the care of 34 foster-mothers..
Dental Clinic. Attendances at this .clinic which is open for at
least one session per week, extra sessions being arranged
according to the need, totalled 2,919.
Maternity Home. During the year 430 women were admitted for
labour arid 62 for antenatal treatment. There was one maternal
death and 5 infant deaths, 4 due to prematurity and 1 to
atelectasis.
Additional Maternity Accommodation. Under the L.C.C. scheme four
beds were allotted to this Borough in Queen Charlotte's Hospital
and by the en'd of the year 94 women had been admitted.
Babies' Hospital. Closed.
Day Nurseries. The Eridge House Nursery, which was temporarily
closed in July 1944 on completion of the Munster Nursery, was
reopened in April, so that at the end of 1945 there were 7
Nurseries, with accommodation for children.
Supply of sheets for expectant mothers. The arrangements
outlined in Ministry of Health Circular 154/44 were adopted and
by the end of the year 1,011 dockets had been issued through the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.-
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