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instruction of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, which
dealt with several aspects of the work among women and children.
The Council decided to appoint an additional Health Visitor, in view
of the increased work due to the transference of the duties of the
London County Council relating to infant life protection, and the
increase of the original number of infant welfare centres from four
to six.
Miss Hilda B. Evans, Surrey County Council, was appointed on
29th June and commenced her duties on 14th August.
At the same time it was agreed that Miss P. Reymond, the
Council's Woman Sanitary Inspector, should in future devote part of
her time (40 per cent.) to the work of health visiting, and that while
she should continue to inspect factories, workshops and workplaces
where women are employed, her duties relating to the investigation
of cases of infectious disease should be shared by the Health Visitors.
Advantage has been taken of the increase in the staff of Health
Viisitors to arrange for a greater number of visits to be paid to
children. The minimum number of visits which the Health Visitors
are now expected to pay to each child is as follows:—
Year of Life. Total.
First At 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10 and 12 months 7
Second Once every 3 months 4
Third „ 4 „ 3
Fourth „ 6 „ 2
Fifth „ 6 „ 2
The following table gives a record of the work of the Health
Visitors in 1933 :—
First visits to expectant mothers 230
Re-visits to expectant mothers 234
First visits to infants under one year 811
Re-visits to infants under one year 3224
Visits to children from 1 to 2 years 1720
Visits to children from 2 to 5 years 3140
Visits to foster-mothers and foster-children 825
Visits re infectious diseases 971
Attendances at Borough Council's Ante-natal Clinics 119