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Regarding the provision of Dried Milk and other preparations,
there were 305 applications received during the year, 108 had to pay
a proportion of the cost, and the remaining 197 received free grants.
During 1941, 359 Child Welfare Sessions were held, and the
following table gives a summary of the attendances:—
Table 1.
Individual Children attending 2,740
Children attending for the first time 958
Medical Consultations 7,041
Attendances of Children under 1 year 10,864
Attendances of Children between the ages of 1
and 5 years 4,769
Average attendance per session 43.5
Table 2 relates to the Home Visits paid by the Health Visitors.
Table 2.
(a) To Expectant Mothers.
First Visits 26
Total Visits 33
(b) To Children under One Year of age.
First Visits 942
Total Visits 2,596
(c) To Children between the Ages of 1 and 5 years.
Total Visits 5,889
(iii) Child Life Protection.
In Romford, each Health Visitor also holds the appointment of
Child Protection Visitor under Sections 206 to 220 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
Table 3.
(a) Number of persons who were receiving children
for reward at the end of the year 37
(b) Number of Children:—
(1) At the end of the year 71
(2) Who died during the year 0
(3) On whom inquests were held during the year 0