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public assistance may be referred to the centres for special recommendations
for extra nourishment on medical grounds. This extra
nourishment is additional to any relief in kind and is provided by the
Public Assistance Committee. Necessitous nursing mothers attending the
ante-natal clinics at the London County Council hospitals, resident in the
City but outside the scope of public assistance are, on the recommendation
of the medical officers of such hospitals, accepted for grant by the City
Council of extra nourishment. Preparations of dried milk are sold at cost
price at the centres, 3,984 pounds being disposed of during the year. The
amount expended by the Council for fresh milk as extra nourishment
for mothers and infants amounted to £606 11s. 11d.
Insulin Treatment.—One patient is still under treatment and the
cost to the Council for the year was £12.
Dental Treatment.—The Council provides for the treatment of cases
both under the maternity and child welfare and tuberculosis schemes.
Figures relating to the latter will be found in the tuberculosis section of
the report. Expectant and nursing mothers, and children under five
years of age, are eligible for treatment. Measures have been adopted for
bringing into closer relationship the work of the dental clinic and that of
the health visitors. As far as is practicable the health visitors attend
alternately at the sessions of the clinic when mothers and or infants from
their respective centres are receiving dental treatment. Patients contributed
£11 18s. in small sums according to their means.
Mr. Stewart Tait, Dental Surgeon, submits the following report:—
Dental Clinic.
(held in the premises of the Westminster General Dispensary)
The annexed table showing the figures for the year ending 1934, shows
that there has been an increase in the totals as compared with the previous
year.
The numbers of new cases have increased but it is too early to say
whether this is due to the closer co-operation of the centres in sending a
representative to the sessions—as this system has only been in operation
since the summer.
I have, however, noticed that this co-operation has enabled them to
get the mothers to attend and there have been fewer failures. I would
therefore, suggest that this co-operation be continued as I feel that it will
be to the benefit not only of the clinic, but of those entitled to attend for
treatment.