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The numbers of mothers and children seen and treated at the
Ophthalmic and Dental clinics are given by the School Oculist and
Dentist in the School Medical portion of this report.
Health Visiting.
Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors
working in the area:
(a) To expectant mothers First visits 509
Total visits 1062
(b) To children under one year First visits 066
Total visits 4617
(c) To children between the ages of
1 and 5 years Total visits 3889
Infant Welfare Centres.
Total number of children who first attended the Centres during the
year, and who, on the date of their first attendance, were:—
(a) Under one year of age 820
(b) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years 51
Total number of children under 5 years of age who attended at the
Centres during the year and who, at the end of the year, were:—
(a) Under one year of age 703
(b) Over one year 1124
Total number of attendances at Centres during the year:—
(a) By children under one year of age 13443
(b) By children between 1 and 5 years 5045
Midwifery Service.
Domiciliary midwifery was performed as in previous years by
Queen Charlottes midwives.
Expectant mothers wishing to be confined in Hospital had to
make application to Central Middlesex Hospital, where owing to
shortage of beds admission was regulated according to the patients'
medical condition and home circumstances. Not all who wished
to be confined in Central Middlesex were able to do so. During
1943, 384 expectant mothers made application for admission, but
only 294 were accepted. 90 had, therefore, to make alternative
arrangements.