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Maternity and Nursing Homes.
Of the 431 live births 287 occurred at Institutions and
133 of these at the Crayford Russell-Stoneham Memorial
Hospital.
Health Visiting.
During the year the Health Visitors paid 13,972 visits.
The Health Visitors co-operating with the School
Nurse pay special visits to the homes of children notified
as verminous and excluded from school.
All mothers where there are children under 5 years of
age are instructed in the care of the hair, and for treatment
Lethane Oil is recommended where necessary.
Infant Life Protection.
At the end of the year there were 18 persons receiving
children for reward under the Children's Act, 1908, and
Children and Young Persons Act, 1932.
110 visits were paid to foster children during the year,
At the end of the year there were 20 children remaining
on the register.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
Supply under constant pressure is satisfactory both in
quantity and quality. No standpipes in area, no analytical
evidence of plumbo solvency, supply is "hard" and
therefore self protective.
Closet Accommodation.
Approximate number of premises containing each type
of sanitary convenience in the district:—
W.C's. into drainage system 7894
W.C's. into Cesspools 9
Earth Closets or privy middens 4
Pail Closets 9
Number of premises not connected to public
water supplies Nil
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