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Section 3.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
1. Population of the Borough mid-1939:—90,170 (estimate of
Registrar-General.
2. Number of births notified under Section 255 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936, adjusted by transferred notifications :—
(a) Live births 877; (b) Still births 22; (c) Total 899.
(d) By midwives 229; (e) By doctors and parents 670.
3. Health Visiting.
(a) Number of officers employed at the end of the year :—
(i) by the Council:—4 whole-time: 1 part-time (40 per
cent, health visitor, 60 per cent, woman sanitary
inspector).
(ii) by Voluntary Associations :—Nil.
(b) Equivalent of whole-time services devoted by the whole
staff to health visiting (including attendance at infant welfare
centres) :—
(i) in the case of Health Visitors employed by the
Council:—4 whole-time : 1 part-time (40 per cent,
health visiting).
(ii) in the case of Health Visitors employed by Voluntary
Associations:—Nil.
(c) Number of visits paid by Health Visitors: —
(i) to expectant mothers.
†First visits 547
Total visits 1,375
(ii) to children under 1 year of age.
†First visits 730
Total visits 4,867
(iii) to children between the ages of 1 and 5 years.
Total visits 7,803
4. Infant Welfare Centres.
(a) Number of Centres provided and maintained by the
Council up to 31st OctoberNil.; from 1st November
to 31st December—7.
(b) Number of Centres provided and maintained by Voluntary
Associations up to 31st October:—9.
† Excluding cases which are known to have previously been visited in another district and
cases visited during the previous year.