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INFANTILE DEATHS. There were 100 deaths of infants under the age
of one year the causes being as follows:
Congenital malformations 21; Prematurity 17; Atelectasis 15;
Pneumonia 15; Suffocation 9; Diarrhoea 8- haemorrhage (cerebral
pulmonary, following operation) 3; nephritis 2; erythroblastosis
Foetalis 2; Pulmonary tuberculosis 1; Convulsions 1; Injury at
birth 1; Influenza 1; Marasmus 1; Infective hepatitis .1;
Pyaemia 1; Found dead (? stillborn) 1.
The Infant Mortality rate was 39 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 6,406 visits to 682 cases.
Ultra Violet Light Clinic. This Clinic was open throughout the
year-and 17,001 attendances were made, and in addition 464 massage,
1782 radiant heat and 537 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
51st December being for antenatal 13; postnatal 2; infant 15.
The attendances of children under one year of age totalled 28,650,
and of children aged one to five years 9,236. The number of
attendances at the antenatal clinics was 23,365.
Home Visiting. The total number of visits paid by the Health
Visitors was 23,301.
Infant Life Protection. At the end of the year there were 50
children in the care of 36 foster-mothers.
Dental Clinic. This Clinic averaged 2 sessions per week, and
5,084 attendances were made by 857 cases.
Maternity Home. During the year 495 women were admitted for labour
and 75 for antenatal treatment. There were no maternal deaths,
but 5 infant deaths, due to prematurity.
Additional Maternity Accommodation. Under the L.C.C. scheme four
beds were allotted to this Borough in Queen Charlotte's Hospital
and during the year 8l women had been admitted.
Babies' Hospital. The Babies' Hospital was re-opened in April
after repair following war damage, and 20 children were admitted
during the period April to December.
Day Nurseries. In April 1946 the Council decided to hand over the
three prefabricated buildings to the County Council for use as
Nursery Schools, and to retain the other four Wartime Day Nurseries
so that the accommodation available was reduced to 185 places. At
no time during the year was the waiting list very small, and towards
the end of the year the M. & C.w. Committee reviewed the
circumstances of all parents with children in the Nurseries, and
gave three month's notice to those who did not seem in such urgent
need of accommodation, as those on the waiting list.
Supply of sheets for expectant mothers. The arrangements made in
1944 for the issue of priority dockets to expectant mothers continued
in operation, and during the year 1497 dockets "were issued.