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Supplementary Coupons for Expectant Mothers
The Issue of these coupons by the "Public Health Department
was continued, until 24th July of the year under review, after
which date the responsibility for this work was placed with the
Ministry cf Food for issue through the,Local Food Office, and
2228 expectant mothers, resident in the Borough, were supplied
during with supplementary coupons. A total of 4,966
exportmothers have been issued with coupons since the scheme
came in no force on 5th August, 1941.
Home Helps
This scheme operates with the assistance of an Annual Grant
from the Council of £250 for use in maternity cases only.
The total number of applications for assistance was 118, of
which ll6 were for maternity and 2 for sickness. 72 cases were
supplied with Home Helps, the remaining 46 applications were
dealt with in various ways such as by admission to Hospital or
through other arrangements made by or on behalf of the applicant.
Diphtheria Immunisation
The Immunisation of children Is carried out by General
Practitioners; the Council's Welfare Centres; Wartime Day Nurseries,
and by the London County Council Medical Officers at their day
schools.
During the year 2,300 children were Immunised through the
various channels mentioned above and the complete number of
St. Pancras children new recorded as immunised since the scheme
came into operation amount to 6,972.
War-time Day Nurseries
There are seven Wartime Day Nurseries in St. Pancras
admitting children aged 0 to 5 years, and four others admitting
children 2 to 5 years accommodated at the London County Council
Rest Centres. These Nurseries provide accommodation for a
total of 494 children.
Small-pox and Vaccination
The number of births dealt with by the Vaccination Officer
during1942. totalled 1,595 of which number 873 (54.7%) were
successfully vaccinated. Figures for 1943 are not yet available.
Comparable percentages of vaccinations for 1939, 1940 and
1941 were 41.8%; 33.4%; and 43-6% respectively.