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GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
Nursing in the Home
The number of visits paid to children under five years of
age was 5,012 (5,613) and to persons over five years of age
1,622 (1,579)
Welfare centres
Total individual cases dealt with 22,517 (26,120)
" sessions held 3,825( 4,677)
" attendances A/N cases 16,235 (13,817)
" " P/N cases 3,758 ( 3,946)
" " nursing mothers 41,989 (49,113)
" " infants under 1 46,449 (51,442)
" " children 1-5 32,188 (37,377)
Visits paid to A/N cases 8,300 (8,724)
" " P/N cases 2,217 (2,436)
" " nursing mothers 24,945 (25,673)
" " infants under 1 23,212 (26,258)
" " children 1-5 44,372 (42,556)
Child Life Protection
3,175 (3,420) visits and re-visits were made to Foster
Mothers and nurse children.
Foster mothers on Register at 31/12/39 39 (140)
Nurse children on Register at 31/13/39 42 (220)
Maternity Home
372 (383) cases admitted during the year.
Assistance towards cost of Midwives
35 (63) applications - cost to Council £37:ls:0d.
Home Helps
169 (165) applications - 3 cancelled, 2 evacuated =
164 (161) Home Helps provided - cost to Council £115:18s:3d.
Sterile Maternity Outfits
29 (30) applications 2 cancelled = 27 (27) sterile
maternity outfits issued - cost to Council £2:7s:3d.
Obstetric Consultants
Called once (5 times)
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia Consultants
Called once (nil)
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