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Medical Aid.
The number of claims made by doctors for Medical Aid during the year
1947 was 184, of this number 7 cases were granted free of charge, 3 at half
cost and the remainder paid the full fee.
Gas and Air Analgesia.
Two hundred and thirty-six women had gas and air analgesia during
the year.
Blood Transfusion Service.
Under an arrangement with the North Middlesex County Hospital,
Medical Practitioners can now call upon the Blood Transfusion Service, and one
case was attended during the year.
Home Helps.
One hundred and thirty-four women had the services of a Home Help
during, 1947, all of whom paid full cost.
Ante-Natal Scheme of Co-operation between the Council and the North Middlesex
County Hospital.
Under an arrangement with the Middlesex County Council 399 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.
Five hundred and ninety-nine sterilised maternity outfits were issued
during the year, 590 were paid for, 3 paid half cost, and 6 were given free of
charge.
X-Rays.
Two mothers were referred to the hospital for X-Ray Examination
during the year, both 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 1,109 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. Two were admitted during 1947.
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 1947 was 8 and
the number of children 11. The Deputy Medical Officer of Health also makes
periodic visits of inspection to the homes.
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