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ensure that the expectant mother is provided with a generous supply.
The ante-natal clinics continued to be well attended, 1033 mothers
being supervised during their pregnancy. It may be of interest to note
that 305 births were successfully conducted by the Council's Fidwives
and 142 by the Watling & District Nursing Association under the arrangement
made with the Borough Council,
I should like to take this opportunity of thanking the voluntary
workers at the Child welfare Sessions for their continued interest and
assistance and also the Civil Defence personnel at these Health Centres
who have been of considerable assistance and took a keen interest in the
varying activities.
school judical services.
By the beginning of 1940 it was possible to re-establish the School
Medical Services practically to their full capacity, the only exception
being that of the orthoptic treatment of squint, and this was re-established
in April.
The difficulties occasioned by staff changes made it appear at one time
that come curtailment of the School Medical Services would become inevitable.
This was envisaged in Board of Education Circular 1523 - I am glad to say,
however, that this eventuality never actually occurred and it was possible
to maintain a complete service throughout the year,
Arrangements with the Middlesex County Council for the medical examination
and treatment of visual and dental defects for children attending
secondary schools was continued, the number of children being increased by
those attending at the Hendon Technical Institute, In addition it was
possible to persuade the bounty Council to agree to certain other forms
of treatment where this was considered necessary by the examining doctor.
The outbreak of war gave rise to the apprehension that an increasing
cost of living and the subsequent rationing of certain foodstuffs might
result in a lowering of the nutritional standard of the children,. For
this reason Doctors, Health Visitors and Teachers were asked to be on the
look-out for any deterioration which might take place. This was followed
in June by an ad hoc Nutritional Survey of all the children then attending
the elementary schools, with the following results:-