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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1956 (Secs. 206-220)
Regular visits arc paid by the Health. Visitors to the homes of fostermothers
in their respective areas, and foster-mothers are encouraged to
bring the children to the Centres for periodical medical examination.
The number of requests for foster-mothers is much in excess of the
number available and requests arc often received from Societies and
Authorities outside the Borough.
A. register of foster-mothers and foster-children is kept by the Medical
Officer of Health and at each Centre.
The following is a summary of the
Register:-
Town
Hall
Burgoyne
Hall
CENTRE
Church
Road
Coldfall
Tatal
No. of foster-mothers on register:
At the beginning of 1945
12
3
1
2
18
" " end " "
12
5
1
2
20
No. of foster-children on register:
At the beginning of 1945
24
8
2
4
38
" " end " "
22
11
1
2
36
Died during the year
6
—
—
—
6
On whom inquests were held
during the year
1
—
—
—
1
Visits to foster-children:
First visits
26
24
5
—
55
Total visits
203
158
19
19
399
No proceedings were taken during the year.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL SCHEME
The following is a report on the work carried out during the year by the
Dental Surgeons in connection with the Maternity & Child Welfare Dental Scheme
for children under five years of age:-
Inspections 171
Old cases 46
Nov; cases 125
Attendances 443
Finished cases 129
Teeth extracted 102
Teeth filled 423
General anaesthetics 54
Local anaesthetics 1
Other treatments (silver nitrate dressings, scalings, gum
treatments, etc.) 424
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