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Ealing 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The number of pre-school children inspected and treated
during the year was 439. These children made 792 visits to
receive treatment, which included 1,324 extractions and 100
fillings.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The work of supervision of fostermothers, carried out by the Health Visitors who have all been appointed Child Protection Visitors, is summarized in the following table:—
| Number of children on the register at the beginning of the year (Number of fostermothers having care of the above children, 88). | 101 |
| Number of children registered during the year | 96 |
| Number of children removed from register during year | 101 |
| Number of children on register at end of year (Number of fostermothers having care of the above children; 79). | 96 |
| Number of visits made by Health Visitors | 634 |
MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
At the end of the year 11 midwives were employed by the Council in connection with the domiciliary midwifery service. The cases attended by the midwives were as follows :
Number of Confinements attended:—
| 648 | ||
| 129 | ||
| 777 | ||
SUPERVISION OF MIDWIVES.
Number of midwives practising in area at end of year:—
| Midwives in service of Council | 11 | |
| „ at Perivale Maternity Hospital | 10 | |
| „ in independent practice | 5 | |
| „ in private nursing homes | 5 | 31 |
All of these midwives possessed the certificate of the Central
Midwives Board.