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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Maternity and Child Welfare work in this District is
carried out by the Kent County Council.
The Health Visitors employed in the District are:—
North Cray, St. Mary Cray, and St. Paul's CrayMrs.
Reid.
Knockholt—Miss Watt.
Chelsfield—Nurse Hardy.
Remaining Parishes—District Nurses working under
the Kent County Nursing Association.
Three Maternity and Child Welfare Centres have been
established, all of which hold sessions weekly, viz.:—
Farnborough, Parish Room.—Sessions held each
Friday afternoon at 2.0 p.m. Average attendance,
40. The Medical Officer is Dr. Douse, who
attends fortnightly.
Cudham, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill.—Voluntary Centre.
Sessions held each Tuesday afternoon. Average
number of children, 12.
St. Mary Cray, The Temple.—Sessions held each Wednesday
at 2.0 p.m. The Medical Officer is Dr.
Ruth P. Elliott, who attends fortnightly.
Average attendance per session, 31. An antenatal
clinic under the control of Dr. M. Oldershaw
is held on the first and third Wednesdays in each
month at this centre.
SCHOOLS.
The medical inspection of school children is under the
supervision of the Kent County Council.
There are 20 elementary schools within the District, there
being no secondary schools.
On no occasion was it found necessary to close a school
owing to the prevalence of Infectious Disease amongst the
scholars.
REGULATED TRADES.
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk Shops.—There are 53 persons
on the register, which is eight more than the previous year.
During the year 436 visits of inspection have been paid,
and in 58 instances were nuisances discovered, all of which
were remedied.
Milk (Special Designations) Order.—Three licenses were
granted under the above Order; whilst in no case was a licence
to a retailer refused or revoked.
Slaughterhouses.—There are 21 Slaughterhouses on the
register, of which 20 are licensed annually and one is a
registered slaughterhouse.