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Infant Life Protection;
Number of Foster mothers at 31st December 1953 50
Number of Foster children " " " 63
Child Minders (Daily Guardians):
Number of daily guardians minding children
(voluntary) 57
Number of children minded 65
Care of Premature Infants:
Number of premature births during the year 97
Number of deaths under one month 12
Dental Clinic:
Number of expectant and nursing mothers treated 230
Number of cases in which general anaesthetic was
administered 78
Number of teeth extracted 364
Number of children under five years treated 229
Number of cases in which general anaesthetic was
administered 28
Number of teeth extracted 45
Immunisation and Vaccination:
862 children were immunised in London County
Council clinics during the year, a further 723
being immunised at schools and by private doctors.
536 received boosting injections. The peroentage
of the child population immunised against diphtheria
at the end of the year was 83%, an increase of 12%
over last year which is very satisfactory.
826 children were vaccinated in London County
Council clinics during the year.