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These Public Health workers are asked to meet on the first
Thursday of each month at the Town Hall at 12 noon, in order that
reports may be considered and any matters affecting the work may be
discussed.
At the end of the year a Report, in which the amount and nature
of the work of the different Health Visitors will be set out, will be
presented to the Borough Council; and it is hoped that the record of
work presented will demonstrate the value of this important branch
of voluntary work.
The various kinds of visits which the Public Health worker is
asked to make may be classified under the following heads:—
(1) Visits to houses in which a baby has recently been born,
and where it is judged the people stand in need of advice. In
this connection the Visitor will see whether the baby is fed and
clothed properly. She will note the arrangements for preparing
and storing the food, the condition of the house as to cleanliness,
ventilation, etc.; and a systematic visitation of such homes will
be maintained until the child is a year old. A handbill of
advice as to the feeding and care of infants will be left, and
instances of overcrowding, stopped drains, structural defects, etc.,
will be reported to the Medical Officer of Health.
(2) Visits to houses in which an infant has recently died, in
order to discover if the cause of death was preventable, and if so
to advise and instruct the mother.
(3) Visits to houses occupied by persons suffering from
Consumption. Here the Visitor will endeavour to obtain the
open window, the frequent cleansing of the room, the collection
and disinfection of the sputum, and the carrying out of further
precautions calculated to prevent the disease from spreading to
other members of the household. A handbill of advice will be
left, and occasional visits paid to see that the precautions
advocated arc being carried out.
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