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VISITS
The Health Visitors paid 961 visits to Expectant Mothers,
5,747 to children under one year of age, and 5,541 to children
between the ages of one and five years.
In spite of stalling difficulties, it was found possible to increase
to some extent the number of visits paid by Health Visitors to
children under one year of age, and to children between the ages
of one year and five years. This field of activity still has scope
for development with adequate Health Visiting Staff. In spite of
the opening of the Maternity Department at Chase Farm Hospital,
much of the Health Visitors' time has been spent in investigating
home conditions with a view to ascertaining the possibility of a
home confinement because of limited Maternity Hospital accommodation.
BABY FOODS AND FOOD ADJUNCTS SUPPLIED
During the year, many kinds of proprietary baby foods, food
adjuncts and vitamin preparations were available for sale at the
Clinics to those mothers who had been recommended their use.
In addition, National Dried Milk was made available for sale at the
Clinics for those mothers who regularly attended and found it
more convenient to purchase this milk at the Clinic rather than at
the Food Office.
The quantity of dried milk supplied free to necessitous cases
under the Council's Milk Supply Scheme during the year was as
follows:—
Dried Milk 135 lbs. Cost £13 3s. 3d.
In addition 43 tins of other food adjuncts were supplied free
in cases where the products supplied by the Ministry of Food were
considered less satisfactory for the individual case.
DISTRIBUTION OF VITAMINS
The distribution of Orange Juice, Cod Liver Oil and Vitamin A
and D Capsules to expectant and nursing mothers and children
under 5 years of age is carried out at each of the Council's six
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres and at the Central Food
Office and each of its sub-offices. In this way it has been possible
to secure adequate facilities for all the residents in the district.