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Child Minders (Dally Guardians).
Number of daily guardians (voluntary) 67
Number of children minded 52
Care of Premature Infants.
Number of premature births during the year 110
Number of deaths under one month 16
Dental Clinic.
Number of expectant and nursing mothers treated 193
Number of cases in which general anaesthetic
was administered 68
Number of teeth extracted 271
Number of children under five years treated 381
Number of cases in which general anaesthetic
was administered 102
Number of teeth extracted 190
Immunisation and Vaccination.
922 children were immunised in London County Council
clinics during the year, a further 431 being
immunised at schools and by private doctors. 10,45
received boosting injections. The percentage of
the child population immunised against diphtheria
at the end of the year was 73%
898 children were vaccinated in London County Council
clinics during the year.
Diphtheria Immunisation,
The percentage of the child population (l - 15 years)
immunised in this Borough is 73% compared with
70% for 1950; whilst for children under 5 years
who have completed a course of immunisation it is
only 52.8%, compared with 53.7% for the County of
London as a whole.
Note: These figures speak for themselves „ A generation has arisen
which has not seen a case of diphtheria, not to mention an
outbreak of the disease, and every effort should be made to
encourage vaccination of all children in infancy followed up
with a booster dose before five years of age.