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3 (ii) Institutional Provision for Mothers and Children.
There is one Institution in the Borough, and, although it is
not in any way connected officially with the Council, it receives a grant
of ₤249 per annum from the London County Council.
3 (iii) Health Visitors.
The Maternity and Child Welfare work of the Borough is divided
between the M. and C.W. section of the Public Health Department and
the Royal College of St. Katharine. The latter body is responsible for
approximately one-third of the Borough, namely, the central portion
lying between Bow Road and East India Dock Road.
With few exceptions, infants are visited on the nth day after birth,
or as soon as possible thereafter. An endeavour is made to pay eight
visits during the first year of life, six in the second year, four in the third
year, three in the fourth year, and one or two in the fifth year.
3 (iv) Child Life Protection, see page 129.
New Legislation.
(1) The Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937, dated
16th April, 1937, came into operation 1st January, 1938.
Under the new regulations the importation into this country
of bacon and ham and also meat products, such as canned meats,
sausages and sausage casings, will be prohibited unless they are
accompanied by an Official Certificate recognised by the Minister.
At present Official Certificates were not required with these articles
although they were required with other meat and certain animal
fats. The effect of the new Regulations was thus to make such
Certificates necessary for the importation of practically all admissible
meat and meat products. The importation of certain defined classes
of meat (such as scrap meat) remains, as before, prohibited. Official
Certificates were given by the country of origin, but were not recognised
by the Minister until he was satisfied that they could be regarded
as evidence of hygienic preparation and satisfactory inspection.
All food was subject to inspection at the port of entry, and to seizure
and condemnation if it was found to be diseased, unsound or unwholesome
, but the system of Official Certificates provided a special
means of additional control.