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Dental Treatment.
Number of mothers provided with dentures, 45.
Number of mothers who received dental treatment, 158.
Minor Ailments.
Details of cases sent during the year 1938.
L.C.C.
St. John's South Eastern Treatment
Hospital Hospital Centre
Minor Ailments 74 26 88
Dental Treatment. 110 66 71
Vision 9 17 —
Tonsils and Adenoids 64 58 1
Orthopaedic Treatment 4 — —
Milk Assistance Scheme.
Number of Grants for Four Weeks :—
For Mothers Free 2,081
Half-price 275
For Infants Free 8,880
Half-price 1,093
Total Quantity of Dried Milk issued 540 141bs.
Maternity Outfits.
Number of outfits issued free 81
Number of outfits issued at half-cost 61
Number of outfits issued at cost 105
Total 247
Obstetric Consultants.
The services of one of the obstetric consultants retained by the
Council were requisitioned by medical practitioners in seven cases.
Convalescent Treatment.
Four mothers with their babies were sent to the Zachary Merton
Convalescent Home, Rustington.
A grant of £50 was made to the Invalid Children's Aid Association
in respect of convalescence arranged for children referred from
the Infant Welfare Clinics.