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Home Helps.
No. of patients engaging home helps 113
No. of home helps so employed 45
In view of—the increased cost of living the wages
of home helps have been increased to 30s. 0d. per week.
The patient repays the wages of the home help either in
whole or in part, according to the income scale in operation.
Ante-Natal Clinics.
The Municipal Midwives attend these clinics and by
so doing achieve a close co-ordination between the Maternity
and Child Welfare Services, the patient and the Doctor
in charge of the clinic. Dr. G. H. Stinson, Assistant
Medical Officer of Health, attends the clinic.
No. of sessions held 48
No. of medical consultations 214
No. of attendances by patients 253
The foregoing figures show a marked, improvement
over those for 1940.
Dental Scheme for Nursing and Expectant Mothers.
The resignation of Mr. T. S. Latham, Dental Surgeon,
in August left a gap in the work of this service until
his successor, Mr. J. H. Glen, commenced duty in
December. Nevertheless the following figures of work
indicates that the call on the Dentist's time under this
scheme is by no means a diminishing quantity.
No. of sessions held 69
No. of attendances of mothers 429
No. of patients discharged, treatment
complete 120