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Blood Transfusion Service.
Under an arrangement with the North Middlesex County Hospital,
Medical Practitioners can now call upon the Blood Transfusion Service, and five
eases were attended during the year.
Evacuation of Expectant Mothers under the Government Scheme at the eighth
month of pregnancy.
The department is responsible for the arrangements in connection with
the evacuation of expectant mothers under the Government Scheme and in
1946, 169 mothers applied to be sent away. By December 31st, 90 women
had been sent to reception areas for their confinement.
Home Helps.
One hundred and twenty-six women had the services of a Home Help
during 1946, 124 paid full cost, 1 paid half cost, and 1 had the services free of
charge.
Ante-Natal Scheme of Co-operation between the Council and the North Middlesex
County Hospital.
Under an arrangement with the Middlesex County Council 255 homes
were visited during the year where women applied to the North Middlesex
County Hospital for admission and the Authorities desired to have a report
on the home circumstances. A further 27 were visited for the Mothers'
Hospital, Clapton.
Sterilised Maternity Outfits.
Eight hundred and two sterilised maternity outfits were issued during
the year, 793 were paid for, and 9 were granted free of charge.
X-Rays.
Nine mothers were referred to the hospital for X-Ray Examination
during the year, all of whom paid the full cost.
PRIORITY DOCKETS FOR SHEETS.
Priority dockets for sheets are issued to mothers having their confinement
at home, and during the year 2,603 were issued.
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.
Every effort is made to assist the women, and a contract has been made
with the Middlesex County Council for the admission of women and babies to
suitable Hostels. Three were admitted during 1946.
INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
Each Health Visitor employed by the Council is an Officer for Infant Life
Protection and great care is taken by them in supervising this part of the
work. The number of persons on the register at the end of 1946 was. 10 and
the number of children 12. The Deputy Medical Officer of Health also makes
periodic visits of inspection to the homes.
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
The Health Visitors are now responsible for the carrying out of this work,
viz.:—
Number of persons who gave notice under Section 7 (3) during
the year 36
Number of children in respect of whom notice was given 37
Number of children under supervision at the end of the year 15
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