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The cost to the Local Authority of the Lambeth Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme since its inception in 1916, and the fall
in the infantile mortality year by year are shown in the following
table, together with the percentage of Lambeth children entering
the County Council Elementary Schools afflicted with some
physical defect or defects :—
Year
Cost to the
Borough Council
(Financial Year)
Infantile Mortality
Percentage of
children entering
school with one
or more
physical defects
£
s.
d.
1918
713
6
1
105
37.7
1919
1,010
14
4
85
38.2
1920
1,664
14
2
69
32.8
1921
4,517
8
10
77
34.2
1922
4,820
18
8
79
32.7
1923
4,377
15
1
58
34.2
1924
3,382
15
7
67
38.3
1925
3,911
7
7
64
48.2
1926
4,073
5
9
55
53.1
1927
4,086
12
10
55
56.7
1928
4,274
19
8
61
51.1
1929
4,481
4
3
68
55.3
1930
17,329
1
9
57
55.0
1931
20,331
6
6
60
61.5
1932
20,147
16
7
56
47.9
1933
20,746
10
7
63
44.2
1934
Not available
63
55.7
Summary of Work carried out (Visits Paid) by the 4
Whole-time Official Health Visitors during 1934.
Ante-natal Visits 1,137
Do. Re-visits 121
Births, 1st Visits 746
Do. Re-visits 361
Do. Stillborn 86
Ophthalmia, 1st Visits 95
Do. Re-visits 160
Infantile Deaths, Visits 50
Welfare Centre Attendances 492
Clinic Attendances 109
Visits—No result 1,150
Special Visits (Measles, Diphtheria Prevention, etc.) 1,234