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Domiciliary Visits by Health Visitors.
Home Visits.
(a) To children under one year 2,505 First visits
6,453 Revisits
(b) To children between the ages of 1—5
years 9,133 Total visits
(c) To expectant mothers 1,407 First visits
1,686 Revisits
(d) To nursing mothers 1,987 First visits
1,039 Revisits
(e) Other special visits 3,173
Analysis of special visits included in (e) above:—
Infectious diseases:—
Measles 732
Whooping cough 599
Tuberculosis 25
Ophthalmia neonatorum (10) other (6) 16
Puerperal pyrexia 5
Diphtheria immunisation 96
Scabies 88
Re Day nursery children 947
Home Help and Domestic Help supervision
21l
Re Stillbirths 38
Re verminous conditions 29
Defaulting re treatment advised 277
General—e.g., infantile deaths, premature
babies, home conditions, negligent
care 110
Child Life Protection.
Visits by Health Visitors:—
To foster children 318
To foster parents 279
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