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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
There were 50 deaths of infants under one year of age.
The causes of deaths were as follows
Bronchitis 5, Influenza 1, Whooping Cough 1, Diarrhoea 2, Pneumonia 2,
Syphilis 1, Premature birth 11, Congenital Malformation 6, Violent
Causes 3,
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
There were 2 deaths 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 184 of which 4 were positive to Tuberculosis, and 4 positive to Diphtheria.
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Infants under 1 year made 10335 attendances (610 new children) and
children 1 to 5 years made 5,046 attendances (158 new children) at the
Council's Welfare Centres.
FREE MILK SCHEME.
Wet and Dried Milk to the value of £46 18s. 6d. was provided free during
the year to necessitous cases in the Borough, compared with £50 17s. 10d. in
1942, and £76 15s. 8d. in 1941. This indicates the extent to which, since
the 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 £117 14s. 0d. as
compared with £126 0s. l0d. in 1942.
PRE-NATAL CLINIC.
165 sessions were held and 558 mothers made 2109 attendances.
DENTAL CLINIC.
117 Dental Sessions were held at which 224 mothers attended 1,559 times
and 256 children attended 664 times. Gas anaesthetics were given at 26
sessions to 181 patients. 41 necessitous mothers were provided free of charge
with dentures costing £268 2s. 5d. After deducting receipts for treatment
and dentures, the dental service cost the Council £491 17s. 9d. for the year.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
785 patients attended for treatment on 1,829 occasions.
SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRE.
At the Stoke Newington School Treabnent Centre
27 children under the age of 5 years attended for treabnent, making
172 attendances.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CLINICS.
During the year 113 children made 2,006 attendances for treatment and 1
mother- attended 7 times at the Mildmay Memorial Hospital Sunlight Clinic.
At the British Red Cross Clinic, Dalston Lane, Hackney, 45 children
attended 678 times and were given 1,112 treatments.