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Total attendances at Dental Clinics last five years.
Children. Mothers.
1940 1,171 1,729
1941 972 1,709
1942 869 1,870
1943 643 1,303
1944 451 882
Unmarried Mothers—Arrangements with Middlesex County
Council—Ministry of Health Circular No. 2866.
The Council's scheme is that where other arrangements are
inappropriate or impossible application will be made to the
Middlesex County Council, which Public Health Department sees
tu the details of admission with the British Red Cross Society —
(a) For mother prior to confinement, Pre-Natal Home, 16, The
Park, Golders Green.
(b) For mothers and babies for 2 or 3 months after baby
born,- after mother's discharge from hospital, admission
to British Red Cross Hospital, Maryland, Hendon.
The financial arrangement of the Middlesex County Council
is for participating Authorities in the scheme to guarantee, on
the basis of population, a sum equal to nine occupied beds at
35s. per week, each Authority also paying 35s. per week per
admission for both above types of case from their areas.
No case was so dealt with during the year.
Domiciliary Visits by Health Visitors.
Home Visits.
(a) To children under one year 2,272 First visits
5,937 Revisits
(b) To children between the ages of
1—5 years 8,681 Total visits
(c) To expectant mothers 1,158 First visits
2,040 Revisits
(d) To nursing mothers 906 First visits
593 Revisits
(e) Other special visits 2,480
Analysis of special cases included in (e) above:—
Diphtheria immunisation 95
Infectious diseases:
Measles 252
German measles 10
Whooping-cough 580
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