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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 addition, 573 children completed a course of injections
and made 1978 attendances during the year.
DENTAL CLINIC.
270 sessions were held at which 422 mothers attended 2126 times,
32 adolescents attended 116 times, and 555 children attended
1176 times. Gas anaesthetics were given at 33 sessions to
346 patients. In addition, 115 children were inspected at the
Day Nurseries by the Dental Surgeons. 16 necessitous mothers
were provided free of charge with dentures costing £80.13. 6d
and 72 applications for grants-in-aid towards the cost of
dentures were approved, at a cost of £168. 4. Od. After deducting
receipts for treatments and dentures, the dental service cost
the Council £1,077. 3. 7d. for the year.
RANYARD NURSES.
The Ranyard Nurses working in the Borough carried out 10,788
visits to 248 cases. Of these 351 visits were to 34 children
tinder the age of five years, and 74 visits to 9 children of
school age.
ANTE AND POST NATAL CLINICS.
201 combined sessions were held during the year at which
422 expectant mothers made 2555 attendances at the Ante-Natal
Clinics and 123 mothers made 168 attendances at the Post-Natal
Clinics.
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Infants under 1 year made 13,476 attendances (853 new
children) and children 1 to 5 years made 4,707 attendances (110
new children) at the Council's Welfare Centres.
TODDLERS CLINIC.
Children not 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 during the year were 1035, representing 45%
of the child population between the ages of 2 and 5 years and 49%
of the child population between the ages of 2 and 4 years.