View report page

29
Midwifery. — The midwife attended 136 births, and the
amount of fees received was £200 16s. Od. A reduction of the
fee was made in 37 cases. The municipal midwife has attended
836 births since the appointment was first made in 1922.
Ninety-seven births were notified as occurring in North
Middlesex Hospital, 31 of these being cases attending the Welfare
Centres.
Milk Supply.—During the year 227 cases were granted milk
at a cost of £77 14s. 8d.
The scale of income for the granting of milk to mothers and
children was revised in June and approved by the Ministry of
Health, and the age-limit was increased from 1 to 3 years.
X-Ray Treatment. —Five expectant mothers were sent to
University College Hospital for X-ray examination.
Dental Clinic for Mothers.—The scheme for the dental
treatment of mothers continues to be taken advantage of, the
sessions being so fully occupied that it is still not possible to treat
children. The details of the scheme were set out in the Annual
Report for 1928.
The following is a record of the work during the year: —
Mothers.
Individual cases treated 154
Total attendances made 529
Teeth extracted 547
Gas cases 130
Inspections 57
Local injections 5
Fillings 82
Dentures provided 33
Awaiting dentures 26
Attendances for dentures 192
Other treatments, scaling, gum treatment, &c. 93
Cases finished 68
Voluntary Committees. — The Centres could not well be
carried on without the valuable help of the Voluntary Committees.
Joint meetings of the members from each Centre are being
periodically held and a scheme is on foot by the Voluntary Committees
for the provision of Home Helps for mothers.