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PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION: The number of bacteriological and other
examinations carried out were 1,186 for the bacillus associated with
Diphtheria, 293 for Tuberculosis, and 24 for Enteric Fever.
NURSING IN THE HOME: The following payments were made to the North London
Nursing Association:-
Opthalmia Neonatorum £1. 17• 6d.
Maternity & Child Welfare
Visits £23.2. 6d.
Public Heath. £18. 6. 3d.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES: The grants to the four voluntary infant elfare
centres to March 1939 were:-
North £5,809 (includes special grant of £54) South -£2,776
East £2;l43.3.6d. £6. 3. 6d. West - £2,154.
The total attendances at the Evening ante-natal and post-natal clinics were
66. 17 Sessions were held. The Naternity Consultation Day-Clinic closed in May
1939. The total attendances were 15. 9 ante-natal and 4 post-natal were seen at
the 6 sessions.
Details of the centres' work etc. is found later in the report.
HEALTH VISITORS: The total number of visits made by the Health Visitors was
25,736.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION: 1193 visits (including miscellaneous visits) were made
to foster mothers. Number of persons receiving children at end of year 50.
Number of children at end of year 83.
HOME HELPS: 178 Cases were attended by the Home Helps - the nett cost to
the Council being £516. 9. 5d.
SUPPLY OF MILK TO MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN: The total quantity of milk
supplied was as follows: 481,710 pints at a cost to the Borough Council of
£6,695. 8. 2d. The number of recipients was 20,199.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND ADMINISTRATION
During the year 38,646 inspections (including re-inspections) were
carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors.
The number of inspections of Factories, etc., was 6,763. 874 defects
were found and remedied in 848 instances.
RATE & NICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING YEAR 1939.
No. of complaints 152
Private houses visited 215
Shops and Factories 45
TOTAL promises inspected 260
No. of streets visited 113
No. of promises found rat infested 90
" " " " mice " 9
No. of notices served 6l
Defective drains repaired 20
(cause of rat trouble)