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INFANTILE MORTALITY,
There were 25 deaths of infants under one year of age.
The causes of death were as follows:-
Bronchitis 7, Whooping Cough 3, Diarrhoea 3, Pneumonia 2, Premature
birth 6, Congenital Malformation 3, Violent causes 1.
PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BCROUGH.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The total number of bacteriological and other examinations carried out
was 85, of which 2 were positive to Tuberculosis, 2 positive to Diphtheria,
and 1 positive to Dysentery.
In addition, 577 specimens of faeces were examined at the Pathological
Laboratory, Whipps Cross Hospital.
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Infants under 1 year made 7605 attendances (549 new children) and
children 1 to 5 years made 4095 attendances (121 new children) at the
Council's Welfare Centres.
FREE MILK SCHEME.
Wet and Dried Milk to the value of £21 lls. 8d. was provided free
during the year to necessitous cases in the Borough, compared with
£46 18s. 6d. in 1943, £30 17s. lOd. 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 £126 Os lOd. as
compared with £117 14s. Od. in 1943.
PRE-NATAL CLINIC.
189 sessions were held and 364 mothers made 2027 attendances.
POST-NATAL CLINIC.
144 sessions were held and 94 mothers made 120 attendances.
DENTAL CLINIC.
88 Dental Sessions were held at which 142 mothers attended 738 times
and 134 children attended 554 times. Gas anaesthetics were given at
15 sessions to 81 patients. 22 necessitous mothers were provided free of
charge with dentures costing £106 7s. Od. After deducting receipts for
treatment and dentures, the dental service cost the Council £284 3s. 5d.
for the year.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
649 patients attended for treatment on 1342 occasions.
INOCULATIQN AGAINST WHOOPING COUGH.
A considerable amount of attention has been given to the Inoculation
of children under 5 years of age against Whooping Cough. In all, 253
children completed a course of injections and made 1,029 attendances
during the year.
SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRE.
At the Stoke Newington School Treatment Centre
13 children under the age of 5 years attended for treatment, making
130 attendances.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CLINICS.
During the year 59 children made 1,122 attendances for treatment at
the Mildmay Memorial Hospital Sunlight Clinic.
At the British Red Cross Clinic, Dalston Lane, Hackney, 34 children
attended 476 times and were given 784 treatments.