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DIPHTHSRIA IMMUNISATION.
137 patients attended for treatment on 437 occasions.
SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRE.
At the Stoke Newington School Treatment Centre
33 children under the age of 5 years attended for treatment
making 414 attendances.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CLINICS.
On the 5th August, 1940, arrangements were made for a
grant of £50 per annum to be made to the Mildmay Memorial
Hospital Sunlight Clinic for the free treatment of those
mothers and children referred to the Clinic from the Council's
ante-natal and infant welfare clinic.
19 children attended the British Red Cross Clinic,
Dalston Lane, Hackney, 348 times and the total number of
treatments given was 621.
OPTICAL TREATMENT.
In January, 1940, the Stoke Newington Minor Ailments
Treatment Centre undertook the refraction at the Clinic of
children under school age for a fee of 8/- per head, and the
provision of spectacles at reduced rates. In March, 1940,
arrangements were also made with the Queen's Hospital for
hildren, to undertake refractions at a capitation fee of 2/and
for providing spectacles at about 2/6d. to 3/-
STOKE NEWINGTON DISPENSARY.
4425 patients were treated at the Stoke Newington Dispensary,
making 10961 attendances. In addition, 784 home visits
were made.
HOME HELPS.
Services of Home Helps were used on 48 occasions at a
cost to the Council of £169 15s. Od.
INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR MOTHERS OR CHILDREN.
Grants were made by the Council as follows:-
£2 2s. Od. in aid of the convalescent treatment of one
child under school age.
12/6d. for provision of surgical appliance to one child.
HEALTH VISITORS.
The total number of visits made by the Health Visitors
was 4,497.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
7 children in the care of 6 foster mothers were visited
on 150 occasions.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
6,003 inspections and re-inspections were carried out by
the Sanitary Inspectors. Included in this total number, were
57 inspections after notification of Infectious Diseases, 398
upon complaint, 1,021 to Food Premises and 156 to Factories
and Workshops.
1,067 Sanitary Defects were found and remedied.
360 Intimation Notices and 111 Statutory Notices
were served.