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PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS
The total number of births notified in the Borough was 3124.
Of this number 68 were still births.
NURSING IN THE HOME
The number of visits paid to cases by nurses from Nursing Associations
at the Council's expense was 5,236 at a cost of £472 lbs. 6d.
HEALTH VISITORS.
The following is a brief summary of the visits made during the
year:- TOTAL VISITS
To Expectant Mothers 2330
To Children under 1 year 8106
To Children 1 to 5 years 16,313
Infestation by Head Lice.
During 1943 a special effort was made by the Health Visitors
to examine the Heads of children attending the Clinics and Welfare
Centres of the Borough and wherever possible in the hones A total of
5,416 heads were examined, of which 5,399 were found to be clean and
only 17 showed evidence or nits and lice.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES
The number of attendances at the Maternity & Child Welfare Centres
were as follows:-
Infant Welfare Centres
Babies 2488
Children 1 to 5 years 5227
ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS
Total Attendances 2795
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION
The number of Foster Mothers on the Register at the end of the
year was 100 and the number of children on the Register was 120.
2,275 visits and re-visits were made to foster mothers and foster children.
HOME HELPS
Under the Council's Maternity & Child Welfare Scheme Home Helps
were provided to mothers during the lying-in period in 463 cases.
SUPPLY OF MILK AND VITAMINS TO MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
The arrangement made with the Ministry of Food for the distribution
of Dried Milk, Fruit Juices and Cod Liver Oil at the Welfare Centres,
continued to be in operation during the year.