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The Health Visitors paid 4,738 visits during 1919,
made up as follows :—1st visits after notification of
births 592 ; 2nd and subsequent visits 3,044 ; visits to
Antenatal cases 452 ; visits to Tuberculous and other
infectious cases (including Ophthalmia Neonatorum)
557, and visits to Dental cases 93.
The Infant Welfare centres at Erith and Belvedere
were opened each week except Easter and Whit weeks,
the third week in July (when a Baby week with a Health
and Child Welfare Exhibition was held), and four weeks
in August.
The number of attendances at the Centres was
2,897 (Erith 1514, Belvedere 1383).
The Antenatal Clinic was open the same number of
times, and 130 expectant mothers made 268 attendances.
During 1919 arrangements were made with a dental
surgeon for attention to be given to the teeth of nursing
and expectant mothers and children under five years of
age.
This was opened on May 1st, and 65 cases made
103 attendances. The Council made arrangements also
to assist in the provision of dentures for such mothers as
required them. This assistance was given in 10 cases
during the year, the Council paying either part or the
whole of the cost of the dentures.
Recommendations for dental treatment are made by
the Lady Medical Officer who attends the Antenatal
Clinic, or by the Medical Officer of Health, and after their
first visit to the dental clinic patients attend as directed
by the Dental Surgeon.
A stock of the following foods, &c., is kept and sold at
the Centres at cost price :—
Glaxo Marylebone Cream
Ambrosia Dried Milks Lactagol
Cow & Gate Cod Liver Oil & Mall
Virol, Roboleine and Chymol.