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Hendon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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To aid the work of this Institution the Board of
Education made a grant, and the Council has also assisted
in this direction. Further assistance was obtained by
donations, etc."
INFANT WELFARE:
During the year 1947 the Health Visitors, of whom there were 17, paid the following number of visits:—
| To expectant mothers:— | ||
| First Visits | 1074 | |
| Total Visits | 1518 | |
| To Children under 1 year:— | ||
| First Visits | 2348 | |
| Total Visits | 7174 | |
| To Children between ages of 1 and 5 years:- | ||
| Total Visits | 6989 | |
| TOTAL | 15681 |
The Infant Welfare Sessions are carried out at the five
permanent Health Centres and at certain subsidiary Centres
held in premises such as Church halls. The number of
attendances continued to increase and during the year 1947,
65,577 attendances were made as compared with 61,20.3 for
the previous year. The Child Welfare Services are closely
integrated with the School Health Services, being under the
administrative control of the same Committee, operated by the
same Officers, and all the Schemes for specialised treatment
provided under the School Health Services in so far as they
are applicable are also available, free of charge, for the
children under school age.