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Dental Clinic, There was a good attendance of patients who had been
referred to the Clinic by Medical Officers of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. The number of now patients soon
were:-
Expectant mothers 57
Nursing mothers 16
Children 70
The attendances at the Clinic were:-
Expectant mothers 278
Nursing mothers 140
Children 98
Fifty-two sessions were hold during the year.
Vaccination. The total number of certificates and copies of certificates
of successful primary vaccination received during the
year 1942 was:-
Northern Division 268
Southern Division 466
754
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area.
The work of supervising the sanitary condition of the district,
including the inspection of common lodging houses, factories and workshops
was carried out by the sanitary inspectors during the year. In
addition there was periodic inspection of the air raid shelters in the
Borough, particular attention being paid to the larger shelters where
the nightly population exceeds 500 persons. Inspections wore also made
at frequent intervals of places used for the reception of sheltorers'
bedding, and the disinfection and disinfestation of those promises and
the bedding stored, carried out in all cases where this was necessary.
Sanitary Work.
Number of Complaints 5,170
Inspections, house to house 125
Miscellaneous Visits 1,049
Inspections of shelters 2,927
Inspections of war damaged promises 1,509
Inspections of Factories 1,282
Inspections of Shops 29
Visits ro: Billeting 229
Common Lodging House Visits 46
Smoke Observations 2
Inspection of Wardens Posts 59
Inspection of Rest Centres 16
Inspection of Bombed Sites, etc. 49
Re-visits 12,062
Number of Intimation Notices Served 1,701
Number of Statutory Notices Served 446
Number of Defects found and remedied 4,720
Public Health (London) Act, 1956 - Section 224. One person was removed
to an Institution upon.
an Order of the Court,
Continued