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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
There were 27 deaths of infanta under one year of age.
The causes of death were as follows:-
Bronchitis 3, Diarrhoea 4, Pneumonia 2, Premature Birth 11,
Congenital Malformation 4, Violent causes 2, Cerebro-spinal-fever 1.
PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The total number of bacteriological and other examinations carried out
was 107 of which 2 were positive to Tuberculosis and 1 positive to
Diphtheria.
In addition, 510 specimens of faeces were examined at the Pathological
Laboratory, Whipps Cross Hospital.
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Infants under 1 year made 9,106 attendances (633 new children), and
children 1 to 5 years made 5,960 attendances (126 new children) at the
Council's Welfare Centres.
FREE MILK SCHEME.
Wet and Dried Milk to the value of £12. 5.4. was provided free during
the year to necessitous cases in the Borough, compared with £21. 11s,8d, in
1944, £46 18s.6d. in 1943 and £30 17s.10d. in 1942. This indicates the
extent to which, since the 1st July, 1940, the National Milk Soheme has
affected the Council's soheme.
In addition, the Counoil supplied, free of charge to mothers and
children attending the Centres, medical requisites and food, etc., other
than mills valued at £23 13s.4d. as compared with £126 0s. 10d. in 1944.
PRE-NATAL CLINIC.
193 sessions were held and 319 mothers made 1,713 attendances,
POST-NATAL CLINIC.
148 sessions were held and 109 mothers made 162 attendances,
DENTAL CLINIC.
93 Dental Sessions were held at which 202 mothers attended 769 times
and 174 children attended 405 times. Gas anaesthetics were given at 12
sessions to 85 patients. 17 necessitous mothers were provided free of charge
with dentures costing £82 lls.Od. After deducting receipts for treatment
and dentures, the dental service cost the Council £309 14s. 2d. for the year.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
695 patients attended for treatment on 1,337 occasions.
INOCULATION 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, 457
children completed a course of injections and made 1,991 attendances during
the year.
SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRE.
At the Stoke Newington School Treatment Centre:-
7 children under the age of 5 years attended for treatment, making
43 attendances.