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Creche.
The attendances at the Creche show a decrease on
those of the previous year, but they are quite big enough
for the available accommodation:—
1928. 1927.
Children attending 131 138
Total attendances 6,475 7,208
Receipts from mothers £218 9 9 £248 14 8
Home Visiting.
During the year the Health Visitors made 2,667
visits in connection with Maternity and Child Welfare
work, as compared with 2,394 in the previous year.
Four cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified
during the year. Two severe cases were admitted to
the Metropolitan Asylums Board Special Hospital and
the other two were treated at home. All recovered
without any impairment of vision.
PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
One case of Puerperal Fever was notified. The case
was a mild one, and the woman made a complete recovery.
One death took place in the Wellhouse Hospital
in a case which was not notified to me and first
came to my knowledge when, some months later, I
received intimation of the death from the RegistrarGeneral.
Three cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified, and
one case was removed to the Metropolitan Asvlums
Board Special Hospital under the Council's scheme for
dealing with such cases. All these cases recovered.
The nett cost to the rates for the whole of the
Maternity and Child Welfare work is only 0.36 of a
penny in the pound.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
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