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Dental Treatment Dental treatment for toddlers and expectant and
nursing mothers is carried out at the Central
Clinic and at the East Street Dental Clinic.
Dinners Free dinners are supplied to necessitous nursing
and expectant mothers and to toddlers, on the
recommendation of Medical Officers at the
Infant Welfare Clinics. During 1934, 927
dinners were supplied to mothers and 1,235 to
children under this scheme.
Diphtheria Immunisation A Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic is held every
Monday morning at the Central Clinic.
Gynaecological Clinic Gynaecological Clinics are held as and when
required.
Infant Welfare Clinics Infant Welfare Clinics are held twice weekly at
four different Centres. These Clinics are
available for all children under the age of five
years.
Maternity Services Maternity Home.—Upney Hospital is a maternity
home run by the Corporation. Applications for
admission are made at the Ante-Natal Clinics,
and the charges are in accordance with the
Council's scale.
Consultations.—There is a Specialist-Consultant
available for consultations in cases of puerperal
fever and puerperal pyrexia and in cases of
difficult labour.
Milk Grade " A " (T.T.) milk is supplied free of charge
and at half-price in certain necessitous cases of
expectant and nursing mothers and babies, on
the recommendation of the Medical Officers at
the Clinics. Certain dried milks are similarly
supplied free, at half-price and at cost price.
Minor Ailments Treatment is given daily at the Central Clinic and
the Shaftesbury Clinic to children under the age
of five years.