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Health Visiting.
Visits to children under one year 2069
Visits to children between one and five years 2769
Visits to Expectant Mothers 94
Total 4932
Ophthalmic and Orthopaedic Treatment.
Facilities were available for Ophthalmic and Orthopaedic
treatment at the Dartford County Hospital.
Sixteen children attended for Ophthalmic treatment,
and seventeen children made forty-one attendances
Orthopaedic treatment.
Dental Treatment.
Thirty children received treatment at the Kent
County Council's Clinic, Mayplace Road East, Bexleyheath.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
Foster Children—Section 206—Public Health Act, 1936.
Adoption of Children.
This Act came into force in June, 1943.
(a) Number of persons who gave notice under
Section 7 (3) from 1st January to 5th July,
1948 7
(b) Total number of children in respect of
whom notice was given under Section
1 (3) 7
(c) Number of children notified under Section 7 (3):—
(i) Under supervision at 5th July 7
(ii) Who died during the half-year —
(iii) On whom inquests were held —
Number of children adopted during the
half-year 1
13