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Minor Ailments.—Quite trifling minor ailments are dealt
with by the Health Visitor. Other cases requiring hospital
attention are dealt with by arrangement with St. John's Hospital,
Lewisham, to which Hospital the Council makes a contribution
of £50 per annum for this service.
Home Nursing.—Children found by the Health Visitors
to be in need of special nursing at their homes, are dealt with
by the various Nursing Associations in the Borough to whom
the Council make appropriate payment for such services.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment Centre.—This Centre
which was opened on the 24th September, 1925, at Conduit
House, 23G, Trafalgar Road, is in use every day from 10 to
12.30, and 1.30 to 5 p.m., for cases referred to the Centre by
the Medical Officers attending the Infant Welfare Consultations.
The treatment is given by a fully trained and specially certificated
nurse, and is conducted on similar Lines to that recorded in
previous reports.

Dr. Morton reports in regard to cases referred from the
Ante-Natal Centres, excellent results obtained in Anaemia of
Pregnancy, Neurotic Hyperemesis, Varicose Ulcers, and cases
with a previous history of Uterine Inertia, and Post-Partum
Haemorrhage. The following case is noteworthy:—
Mrs. B., aged 32.
Previous Obstetric History—
1927—Miscarriage at 2 months.
1928—Full-time Still-Birth.