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Health Visitors.
No. of infants under 1 year of age visited
for first time 1713
Total visits to infants under 1 year 7347
Total visits to children 1-5 years 12358
No. of expectant mothers visited for first
time 830
Total visits to expectant mothers 1567
Infant Life Protection.
No. of Foster mothers at 31st Dec. 1950 43
No. of Foster children " " " " 59
Child Minders (Daily Guardians).
No. of daily guardians (voluntary) 72
No. of children minded 54
Care of Premature Infants.
No. of premature births during the year 91
No. of deaths under 1 month 6
Immunisation and Vaccination.
960 children were immunised in L.C.C. clinics
during the year, a further 636 being immunised
at schools and by private doctors. 1057 received
boosting injections. The percentage of the child
population immunised against diphtheria at the end
of the year was 70/6.
896 children were vaccinated in L.C.C. clinics
during the year.