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The work undertaken under this heading was continued
on similar lines to previous years.
1. Activities directly initiated by the Borough Council:
(а) Provision of seven Health Visitors.
(b) Provision of Ante-Natal Clinics.
(c) Provision of Toddlers' Clinics.
(d) Supply of Milk to necessitous Mothers and Young Children.
(e) Provision of Dinners.
(f) Provision of Consultants.
(g) Provision of Maternity Outfits.
(h)Provision of Home Helps.
(i) Provision of Convalescent Home Treatment.
2. Activities of Voluntary Agencies in receipt of grants-
in-aid from the Borough Council:
(a) Infant Welfare Centres.
(b) Day Nurseriee.
(c) Treatment and Nursing of Children under School Age.
(d) Rheumatism Clinic.
(e) Massage and Remedial Exercises.
3. Activities of independent Voluntary Agencies:
(a) Rescue Homes.
(b) Convalescent Treatment for Invalid Children
(c) Homes for Unmarried Mothers and their Children.
Health Visitors—Visits.
The Health Visitors were engaged, as in former years,
in visits of enquiry to Births, Infant Deaths. Ante-natal
Visits, cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Puerperal Fever,
and other diseases of mothers and young children; they
have also taken an active part in the work of the Voluntary
Infant Welfare Centres.