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STOKE NEWDCTON DISPENSARY.
5,701 patients were treated at the Stoke Newington Dispensary, making
10,117 attendances. In addition, 410 home visits were made.
HOME HELPS.
Services of Home Helps were used on 73 occasions at a cost to the
Council of £401 7s. 5d.
INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR MOTHERS OR CHILDREN.
Grants were made by the Council as follows:-
£4 4s. 0d. in aid of convalescent treatment of 4 children under
school age.
£2 2s. 0d. in respect of treatment of 2 maternity cases in hospital.
HEALTH VISITORS.
The total number of visits made by the Health Visitors was 5924.
Miss Newbery
In view of the evacuation of expectant mothers and the shortage
of nursing staff,a request was received from the Ministry of Health for the
loan of one Health Visitor to an Emergency Hospital for Midwifery. Miss E.
Newbery expressed her willingness to go and she was accordingly seconded to
the North Herts. & South Beds. Hospital, Hitchin, from the 8th August to
13th November, 1944.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
9 children in the care of 6 foster-mothers were visited on 99
occasions.
SUPPLY OF SHEETS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS.
A scheme was introduced by the Ministry of Health in the latter part
of the year, whereby expectant mothers being confined in their own homes
were enabled to purchase utility sheets on production of priority dockets
obtained from the Public Health Department. Such dockets were issued on
receipt of the midwife's certificate that the applicant was genuinely in
need of additional sheets.
8 such dockets were issued up to 31st December, 1944.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
8,937 inspections and re-inspections were carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors. Included in this total number were 58 inspections after
notification of Infectious Diseases, 679 upon complaint, 1,209 to Food
Promises and 145 to Factories and Workshops.
1,353 Sanitary Defects were found and remedied.
527 Intimation Notices and 65 Statutory Notioes were served.
INFESTATION ORDER. 1943.
A second campaign for the elimination of rats from sewers was conducted
during the week commencing 16th January, and it is estimated that 1,000 rats
were killed during that period.
DISINFECTION.
The following number of rooms have been disinfected after:-
Notifiable Diseases 56
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 17
Deaths from Cancer 5
Vermin 106 ,
Scabies 9
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