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WOMEN'S COUNTRY HOLIDAY FUND.
Eleven women and eleven children were sent for convalescent
treatment under this scheme.
SOLARIUM - HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
During the year 364 children under the age of five years received
treatments in the Solarium at the request of the Council's Medical
Officers. The total attendance was 1736. The treatments given were
principally in respect of general debility, vitamin deficiency,
bronchitis following teething, debility after infectious disease and
cases where general progress was poor.
EXTRA NOURISHMENT.
The Invalid Kitchens of London under arrangements made with the
Council supplied 218 dinners to children, necessitous, expectant and
nursing mothers upon the reommendation of the Council's Medical
Officers.
DENTAL CLINIC.
There was a good attendance of patients at the Dental Clinic
although renewed enemy activity was considerable in the latter part of
the year. There were some 106 new patients who made a total of 516
attendances.
VACCINATION.
The total number of certificates and copies of certificates of
successful primary vaccination received during the year 1944 was
Northern Division 341
Southern Division 508
849
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
A considerable amount of sanitary work was carried out during the
year and nuisances as they arose were dealt with by the sanitary
inspectors. A number of nuisances were directly attributable to
enemy action, the Borough having received a fair amount of damage in
the fly-bomb attacks.
??? visits to air raid shelters were also carried out by the
inspectors and disinfestation work arranged in instances where
verminous ??? were found.

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