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Stoke Newington 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
563 infants under 1 year made 10,723 attendances and 1 51
children 1 to 5 years made 9055 attendances at the Council's
Welfare Centres, Wet and Dried milk amounting to £2,6o4. 9. 2.
were distributed throughout the year to necessitous cases.
PRE-NATAL CLINIC.
103 Sessions were held and 250 mothers made 1035 attendances.
DENTAL CLINIC.
84 Dental Sessions were held at which 93 mothers attended
517 times and 72 children attended 226. Gas anaesthetics were
given at 20 sessions to 154 patients. 14 necessitous mothers
were provided free of charge with dentures costing £43. 0. 6.
After deducting receipts for treatment and dentures, the dental
service cost the Council £262. 12. 9. for the year.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
217 patients attended for treatment on 794 occasions.
SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRE.
At the Stoke Newington School Treatment Centre:54
children under the age of 5 years attended for treatment
making 502 attendances.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CLINICS.
18 children under school age were referred for treatment
to the artificial Sunlight Clinic at the Mildmay Memorial Hospital,
Islington, making 384 attendances, 67 children attended
the British Red Cross Clinic, Dalston Lane, Hackney, 859 times
and the total number of treatments given was 1631.
HOSPITALS.
The Home Hospital for Women admitted 81 patients during
the year, a large percentage being residents of Stoke newington.
5308 patients were treated at the Stoke Newington Dispensary,
making. 13,409 attendances. In addition 1 ,228 home visits were
made.
HOME HELPS.
Services of Home Helps were used on 36 occasions at a
cost to the Council of £126.
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR MOTHERS OR CHILDREN.
Grants amounting to £12. 16. 11. were made by the Council
to the Invalid Childrens Aid Association in aid of the Convalescent
Home Treatment of 9 children under school age.
HEALTH VISITORS.
The total number of visits made by the Health Visitors
was 7,130.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
13 children in the care of 12 foster Mothers were visited
on 293 occasions.