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INFANTILE MORTALITY
There were 25 deaths of infants under one year of age.
The causes of deaths were as follows :
Bronchitis 3, Diarrhoea 4 Other digestive diseases 1, Pneumonia 3,
Premature birth 6, Congenital Malformation 5, Violent causes 1,
All other causes 2.
MATERNAL MQRTALITY.
There was 1 death during the year attributed to complications of
pregnancy or childbirth.
PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The total number of bacteriological and other examinations carried
out was 124, of which 4 were positive to Tuberculosis, and 2 positive to
Diphtheria.
child WELFARE services:
Infants under 1 year made 7,373 attendances (540 new children) and
children 1 to 5 years made 4515 attendances (249 new children) at the
Council's Welfare Centres.
MILK SCHEME.
Wet and Dried Milk to the value of £30 17s. lOd. was provided free
during the year to necessitous cases in the Borough, compared with
£76 15s. 8d. in 1941, and £2,092 11s. 2d. , in 1940. This indicates the
extent to which since 1st July, 1940. the National Milk Scheme has
affected the Council's scheme.
In addition, the Council supplied; free of charge to mothers and
children attending the Centres, Virol, etc., valued at £126 0s. 10d.
as compared with £81 9s. 3d. in 1941.
ISSUE OF CL0THING COUPONS TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS.
During he year special Clothing coupons were issued to 678 expectant
mothers residing in the Borough.
PRE-NATAL CLINIC.
148 sessions were held and 320 mothers made 1670 attendances.
DENTAL CLINIC.
59 Dental Sessions were held at which 197 mothers attended 716 times
and 247 children attended 456 times. Gas anaesthetics were given at
27 sessions to 156 patients. 17 'necessitous mothers were provided free
of charge with dentures costing £61 16s. Od. After deducting receipts for
treatment and dentures the dental service cost the Council £319 1s. 3d.
for the year.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
1,056 patients attended for treatment on 2,648 occasions.
SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRE.
At the Stoke Newington School Treatment Centre:-
13 children under the age of 5 years attended for treatment, making
49 attendances.