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PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES in THE BOROUGH
Notification of Births.
The total number of births notified in the Borough was 1161.
Of these 444 were transferred to other Authorities. Particulars
were received of 222 births which took place in other areas, thus
giving a net figure of 939.
Home Nursing.
Such cases needing special nursing are referred to the Ranyard
Mission and the Queens Nursing Association.
Health Visitors.

infant Welfare Centre.
in spite of the fact that many mothers are occupied on war
work and unable to attend the Clinics, there was an increase in
the number of attendances with the result that some of the Centres
were overtaxed. A proposal was therefore submitted to the
Council for the establishment of a further two Centres, and by the
end of the year both of these were functioning.
Attendances - Babies 16,141
Children 1-5 yrs 8,609 24,750
New Cases-Babies 973
Children 1-5 yrs 478 1,451
Medical Consultations 7,918
Ante-Natal and Post Natal Clinics
No. of New Cases - Ante-Nqtal 867
No. of New Cases - Post-Natal 134
No. of attendances 5,379
Artificial Sunlight Treatment
No. of New Cases 705
No. of Treatments given 12,852
No. of Patients at 31st December 1943 266
Child Life Protection
The number of Foster-Mothers on the Register at the end of the year
was 12, but only 9 were actually receiving children.
The number of children on the Register was 15,
Periodical visits were made by the Health Visitors who act as
Child Protection Visitors.