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CLOTHING COUPONS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS.
In accordance with circuilars issued by thE Board of Trade
arrangements were made for the distribution of clothing vouChers for
expectant mothers.
MILK SCHEME (Maternity and child Welfare)
364 applications for free milk were received and 348 wore
granted. Orders for 1,276 pounds of dried milk wore issued. In
addition, 102 packets of dried Milk were supplied at cost price,
DISTRIBUTION OF COD LIVER oIL AND Fruit JUICES.
A scheme of co-operation for the distribution of those
preparations has been arranged with the Local Deputy Food Executive
Officer. The preparations are distributed fron 5 centres on different
days and a member of the Food Office staff attends the Centres and is
responsible for distribution. Health Visitors also attend tho
Distributing Centres, to see that things are running snoothly. The
scheme is brought to the notice of parents of eligible children by the
Health Visitors during their hone visitations.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE Area
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As in the previous year/routine work could not be
maintained with many of the staff assigned to other duties but
approximately 17,000 inspections and reinspections were nade by tho
Distriot Sanitary Inspectors. Visits to air raid shelters numbered
9,532. Disimfestation: number of rooms disinfested 2,203; nunber
of articles disinfested 13,909; total number of inspections 2,710.
HOUSING.
The Housing Inspectors, like the District Sanitary Inspectors,
were assigned to duties in connection with the Casualty Services and
when not so engaged deputised for tho District Inspectors.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
The Meat and Food Inspectors made 3,274 inspections of
premises where food is prepared, stored or sold.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYSTS.
The number of samples examined was 622 and the number
adulterated was 28, a percentage of 4.5. The average numbers oxa???d
and percentage of adultorated sanples for the ten years 1932-1941 wore
758 and 4.1 respectively.
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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AMD OTHER DISEASES.
With the exceptions of Measles and Whooping Cough infectious
diseases were much less prevalent than in 1940.