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TESTS FOR PHENYLKETONURIA
In I960, 588 children were tested at the clinics and another 225 were tested in
their homes
ANTE-NATAL CLINIC
Since the recommendations of the Cranbrooke Report have been published practically
every domiciliary midwifery case now books her own doctor or a doctor on the obstetric
list for the confinement. This means all ante-natal and post-natal examinations are
carried out by the doctor booked and consequently has greatly reduced the number of
cases seen at the clinics.
From the 1st October. 1960 the weekly ante-natal clinic at the Lady Rayleigh
Training Home was discontinued and arrangements were made for all cases to be seen at
the other clinics.
The clinic at the Lady Rayleigh Home can be re-established at a future date if the
need should arise.
In addition midwives and health visitors are now assisting at practitioners antenatal
clinics.
Attendances at clinics including those with only midwives in attendance were 3,423
and 313 patients attended for the first time.
POST-NATAL CLINIC
Dr.Anne Clark has been the medical officer in charge of this clinic since July,
1939 and it is with regret that I record Dr. Clarke's resignation in October, 1960. The
clinic isnowunder Dr.Jaikaran's supervision. In 1960 112 mothers made 166 attendances.
DENTAL TREATMENT
The Area Dental Officer reports as follows: -
"All cases referred by the Council's Medical Officers during the year were seen
and, where necessary, treated.
A pleasing feature to record is the fact that an ever increasing proportion of
mothers are bringing children from about 2-3 years for examination even when they are
sure no treatment is necessary.
This has a beneficial effect in introducing the child to the surroundings of a dental
surgery at a time when little or nothing requires to be done. They are then much more
amenable to treatment at a later date.
There are still too many mothers who refuse to submit to full dental treatment but
the proportion of those seen who will not have the necessary conservative work gets less
from year to year.
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