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Consulting Obstetricians.
During 1942, the services of a Consultant under the Borough
Council Scheme were not called upon.
Supply of Milk and Food.
Under the Borough Council Scheme 630 packets of Proprietary
Brands of Dried Milk were issued either free or at half price to 35
infants. In 6 necessitous cases eggs and margarine were supplied free
to expectant or nursing mothers and children under 5 years of age.
Supply of Vitamins, etc.
By arrangement with the local Ministry of Food Office, fruit
juices, etc., have been distributed at the Welfare Centres and Antenatal
Clinics.
Supplementary Clothing Coupons for Expectant Mothers.
During 1942, a total of 1,088 applicants were issued with supplementary
clothing coupons granted by the Board of Trade to expectant
mothers in the last five months of pregnancy.
Child Life Protection.
During the year, 196 visits were made by Health Visitors to
foster-mothers and foster-children in the Borough. On the 31st December,
1942, the number of foster-mothers on the register was 11 and
the number of foster-children was 18.
Sanitary Inspection.
The following statement affords an indication of the work
performed by the Sanitary Inspectors for the year 1942 :—
(1) Total number of premises inspected 2970
(2) Total number of re-inspections and other visits
and revisits 9313
(3) Number of inspections (recorded in (1) above) in
respect of:—
(a) Dwelling houses for housing defects:—
(i) Non-tenement houses 244
(ii) Tenement houses 145
389
(b) Complaints 619
(c) Factories, excluding bakehouses 210
(d) Food premises :—
(i) Bakehouses 44
(ii) Milk premises 207
(iii) Restaurants and eating
houses 215
(iv) Other food premises 1342
1808
(e) Shops (under Shops Act, 1934) 124