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Maternity and Child Welfare.
Overcrowding remedied 2
Accumulations of refuse removed 50
Nuisance from fowls and other animals abated 21
Damp-proof courses inserted in walls 34
Ventilation under floors provided 14
Other forms of dampness remedied 64
Yards paved and repaired 115
Floors repaired 122
Roofs, Gutters and Rain-water Pipes repaired 321
New Soil and Ventilating Pipes provided 36
Sinks and Waste-Pipes repaired or renewed 48
Draw Taps fixed to main supply 9
Dirty Walls and Ceilings stripped and cleansed 987
Other Defects or Nuisances remedied 651
The following is a Summary of the Work of the Health
Visitors.
Visits to children under 12 months old 3,011
Visits to children 1 to 5 years of age 2,037
Visits to expectant mothers 335
Visits to children or mothers attending the
Welfare Centre 1,357
Visits to investigate infant deaths and stillbirths
68
Special visits or investigations 252
Visits to cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum 57
Visits to cases of Puerperal Fever 12
Visits to cases of Measles and Whooping Cough 163
Visits to cases of Tuberculosis 379
Visits to cases of Scarlet Fever on discharge
from the Isolation Hospital 244
Other Visits 46
Total Visits 7,961
Interviews, etc. 575