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Breast Massage.
Two mothers were referred to the Metropolitan District Nursing Association
for breast massage, one was unsuccessful and the other improved and continued
breast feeding for another six weeks.
Pre-School Children.
During 1938, 245 children between the ages of 2 and 5 years attended the
clinic and of these 47 had dental caries and were referred for treatment. There
were 12 children who were decidedly below weight and of these one
was suffering from tubercular glands and 3 others were tuberculous contacts or
suspects. Other defects in these children included a case of congenital deformity
of arms, a mongol, a case of polyneuritis due to undetected nasal diphtheria and
a case of strangulated inguinal hernia.
Foundling Hospital Day Nursery.
The establishment of a day nursery and play centre for children at Coram
Fields (Foundling Hospital Site) has been referred to in previous Annual Reports.
These activities were maintained during 1938.
The number of children from Holborn attending this day nursery is evidence
of the need of such facilities in its immediate neighbourhood, and the Council
decided again to make a contribution (£100) towards the cost incurred in connection
with Holborn children.
School Entrants.
During the year information was received from the London County Council
that 64 children living in Holborn had been entered as attending school for the
first time. Particulars of the children's pre-school physical history and their
records of attendance at an Infant Welfare Centre were forwarded to the head
teacher of the infants department of the school concerned. This information is
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