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The children are kept under trained supervision while in the
nurseries. At the whole-time nurseries the Matron, and' in most
cases the Deputy Matron, is a fully trained nurse. The two
part-time nurseries are under the supervision of the Headmistress
of the school to which they are "attached and the school nurses
make regular routine visits. Each nursery is visited regularly
by a medical officer of the public health department. Immunization
against diphtheria is insisted upon and is carried out at the
nurseries when it has not already been done.
DENTAL TREATMENT.
The dental treatment of expectant and nursing mothers and
children under five years of age was carried out as in former years.
The number of new mothers treated during the year was 650,
56 more than in the preceding year. The work carried out was
mostly radical in nature, involving a large number of extractions,
as the condition of the mouths were generally very bad. The total
number of teeth extracted was 2,294; the number of teeth saveable
totalled 474 ; the number of dentures fitted was 178. Altogether
2,636 attendances were made by mothers.
During the year 219 children under five were treated by the
dentists, 699 teeth being extracted and 46 fillings being inserted.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The work of supervision of foster mothers, carried out by the
Health Visitors who have all been appointed Child Protection
Visitors, is summarized in the following table:—