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The seven prosecutions resulted in the defendants being fined a total of £63 and they were
ordered to pay a total of 16 guineas costs.
There are estimated to be some 7,000 persons using Smithfield Market daily, which figure
includes:—
approximately 600 porters licensed by the Superintendent of the Market, including some 120
freelance porters popularly known as "bummarees".
some 200 pitchers who arrive at the Market with the various meat vans, unload the vehicles
and leave the Market again on the vans.
tenants' staffs, buyers and their staffs.
there are 357 stalls on the Market occupied by approximately 110 tenants.
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 1946. PART III.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936
and PUBLIC HEALTH (Notification of Births) ACT, 1965
Total number of births occurring in the City in 1965 was 684.

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 1946. SECTION 22
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
Centres & Clinics
During the period from 1. 4. 65 the Metropolitan District Nursing Association provided a
district nursing and domiciliary midwifery service to the City and the London Borough of Camden.
Following information that the latter borough had made proposals to take over direct administration
of the district nursing and midwifery services in that area, arrangements were made for
the Association to continue to operate a service in the City only as from 1st October, 1965 with
a Superintendent and 2 or 3 Nurse/Midwifes, the rest of the staff on the Association being transferred
to Camden.
The number of domiciliary confinements in the City is small, but provision has been made for
ante and post natal clinic facilities to be available at Milton Court clinic.
The Child Welfare Clinic is held twice weekly at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The staff
consists of a part-time clinic clerk who issues welfare foods and a health visitor who carries
out health education, and conducts mothercraft classes and tests for phenylketonuria and early
signs of deafness. Dr. A. White Franklin the Paediatrician of the hospital is Medical Officer. He
reports that "despite absence of adequate playing space for them in the City, the children continue
to look extremely well and to grow well. A high proportion attend for the full course of
immunisation."
It is hoped, in due course, to move this Clinic to the Milton Court premises although thanks
must be extended to the Governors of St. Bartholomew's for the facilities available to the Corporation
on behalf of City residents.
During the nine months there were 543 attendances at the Clinic and of these 196 children
were medically examined.
An 'at risk' register is maintained of all children under 5 years of age who for any reason are
considered to be 'at risk' and at the end of the year there were two names on it.
Dental Services — See Dental Officers report.
Day Nurseries
There is no nursery or creche in the City where mothers can leave children whilst shopping
or working.
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