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attending school are given a full medical examination as
near as possible to their 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th birthday, and,
where necessary, are referred to the appropriate clinic, e.g.
dental, physiotherapy, etc. for the appropriate remedial treatment.
The total attendances from the date of the commencement to
31st December was 189.
PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC.
A physiotherapy clinic for the provision of massage and
exercises for children tinder 5 years and post-natal mothers
requiring treatment was opened at Barton House Infant Welfare
Centre on 2nd October 1946. Two sessions are held each week
under the direction of a qualified physiotherapist, and from
the date of inception to 31st December, attendances were as
follows:-
19 mothers, 256 children,
DAY NURSERIES.
The demand for the services of the Council's Day Nurseries
at Victorian Grove, St. Anne's, and Woodberry Hall was maintained
during 1946. The total number of approved places at
the Nurseries is 85 children under 2 years and 100 children
aged 2-5 years. The number of children on the registers at
the end of the year was 55 under 2 years of age and 161 aged
2-5.
INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR MOTHERS OR CHILDREN.
A grant was made by the Council as follows:-
£5.5.0 in aid of convalescent treatment of 1 child under
school age.
HOME HELPS.
Services of Home Helps were used on 108 occasions at a cost
to the Council of £964.16.3.
FREE MILK SCHEME.,
Dried Milk to the value of £2. 9.11 was provided free during
the year to necessitous cases in the Borough, compared with
£12.5.4d in 1945, £21.11.8 in 1944, and £46.18.6 in 1943. This
indicates the extent to which, since the 1st July 1940, the
National Milk Scheme has affected the Council's Scheme.