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PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE
BOROUGH.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
The Council's Maternity Home which was closed on the outbreak
of war was opened as a Day Nursery on the 25th May, 1942,
after some necessary structural alteration. Otherwise the
Maternity and Child Welfare Services were maintained practically
on the pre war basis during the year under review.
Diphtheria Immunisation.
In compliance with the instructions of the Ministry of
Health, steps were taken to give publicity to this subject by
the display of posters and distribution of informative leaflets.
The Council's Health Visitors were temporarily relieved of some
of their routine duties in order to prepare lists and make special
visits to parents of un-immunised children and persuade them to
have immunisation carried out. This and the national publicity
campaign, resulted in a large increase in the number of children
immunised, as shown in the following comparative statement:

Under the Council's Immunisation scheme, which was
adopted in March, 1935, the work of Immunisation was only undertaken
by Medical Practitioners at their surgeries, but the
arrangement commenced in 1941 under which a doctor in the employ
of this Council undertook the work in the London County Council
Schools was continued.