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(viii) Domestic Helps
The demand for this service has again been fairly constant. During
the year 119 part-time and casual helps were employed, and they
attended 662 individual cases. Tuberculous patients were again given
domestic assistance, and, for this purpose, special volunteers were
recruited.
(ix) Day Nurseries
The three Day Nurseries continued on the same basis, as hitherto.
The average daily attendances for the year at each Nursery is shown
below:

The "St. Moritz" Nursery and the Collier Row Nursery are
scheduled to take 40 children each, and the Rush Green Nursery 50
children.
(x) Dental Service
There has been a very slight improvement in the number of Dental
Officers during the year. In addition to the two full-time Officers
mentioned in my last report, we now have the services of a part-time
Dentist for four sessions per week, and another for 2 sessions per week.
Furthermore, two Dentists are available, each for one evening a
week for the purpose of treating expectant and nursing mothers.
Another innovation, during the year, was the appointment of a
Consultant Anaesthetist, who attends on one session per week, for the
purpose of administering general anaesthetics to the more difficult cases.
The following gives particulars of the work done during the year
for expectant and nursing mothers, and children under school age.