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9.

GRANTS SCHEME:
A total of 2,058 dinners were granted to necessitous persons
at the two Centres, under the provisions of the Council's Maternity and
Chief Welfare Grants Scheme.. Towards the end of the year the Council
extended their arrangements for the supply of dinners to provide for
selected cases ho were outside the income group for free dinners. A
charge was made for such cases at the rate of l/3d. per dinner for
adults and 6d per dinner for children under 5 years. 743 lbs. of
Dried Milk were also issued to necessitous persons free of charge;
339 lbs. were issued at half cost and 4,241 lbs at cost price.
PRIORITY DOCKETS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS:
In accordance with the Ministry of Health Circular 154/44
arrangements were made through the Maternity and Child Welfare Services
for the issue of priority dockets to enable expectant mothers, being
confined at home, to obtain a supply of utility sheets.
HEALTH VISITING:
The regular visitation of expectant mothers and children under
five years was continued by the Health Visitors and during the year a
< total of 9,740 visits were made by the Council Staff in addition to
visits made by the officers from certain Voluntary Centres in the
borough. The following special cases necessitated frequent visits by
the Health Visitors:-
Nature of Case No.of cases Results
Prematurity 4 Died - 2
Marasmus 1 Satisfactory - 25
Illegitamacy 24 Removed to other
Twins 7 areas — 6
Poor Progress 3 Still special
Under Weight 2 at end of year - 9.
Unsatisfactory enviroment 1