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Dental Treatment is provided at the Leage Street Maternity and Child Welfare
Centre. Total patients numbered 242: total attendances 832.
These are in addition to cases dealt with at the Health Centre.
Women's Country Holiday Fund. A grant of £10 was made to this Fund.
Puerperal Pyrexia & Puerperal Fever. Twelve cases of puerperal pyrexia and
five cases of puerperal fever were notified during 1939: no deaths.
Maternal Mortality. There were no deaths attributable to diseases normally
associated with childbirth.
Health Visitors and Child-life Protection. The number of visits paid by the
Health Visitors was 6,161 to babies, and 7,059 to children, in addition, 39
systematic visits to the few foster-children in the Borough. Visits were also
paid by the nurses employed by voluntary institutions to the number of 2,785-
Municipal Welfare Centres. The work of the Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres has continued on the lines laid down in previous Reports, the
mothers, children and babies attending and attendances made, being as follows
Centre Mothers Children 1-5 years Babies
Leage Street 284 487 284 (individuals)
1,033 3,541 2,347 (attendances)
Pine Street 159 321 339 (individuals)
245 2,515 3,l20(attendances)
Voluntary Centres are four in number. The tatal number of baby attendances at
these Centres numbered 2,917, and of children 3,076.
Hospitals and Convalescent Treatment. Under the special arrangements made by
the Council 26 babies and children were admitted to hospital for treatment, and
70 children for convalescent treatment. 29 cases of minor ailments were
referred for treatment under the agreement with the London County Council.
SECTION "C" - INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD AND DRUGS
Milk Shops. The number of registered milk premises is 173. 322 inspections
were made and 9 notices served as to cleansing and repairs.

Ice-Cream. 261 enspections were made at the premises of 103 registered
vendors of ice-cream.
School-Children's Milk. 32 samples of milk supplied to school children were
examined. All were found genuine.
Inspections of Registered Premises where Food is prepared or offered for sale.
Regular visits were paid to these registered premises. The numbers on the
register were as follows
Ice-Cream 103
Fried Fish 16
Butchers' Shops & Stalls.103
Other Premises 78
Certification of Food for Export. The number of certificates issued in 1939
was 333.