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Nursing.
The District Nursing Association undertake the nursing of children under five
years referred to them by medical practitioners and by the Maternity and Child
Welfare Department. The number of visits paid was 2,491. The particulars of these
cases will be found on page 36 of this report.
Convalescence.
Children recommended for convalescent treatment by the doctors at the Welfare
Centres are referred to the Invalid Children's Aid Association. The Maternity and
Child Welfare Committee make a contribution towards the cost in suitable cases
after considering a report by the Secretary of the Care Committee upon the financial
aspect of the case.
The total number of children towards the cost of whose convalescence the
Committee contributed during the year was 30.
The average period of convalescence was 9 weeks (not including one case
away for 19 months).
The overcrowding, bad housing conditions and dearth of open spaces, combine
to make convalescent treatment most necessary for children who are found either
to be recovering from illness or in a generally debilitated condition. At the end
of the year the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee had under consideration the
extension of the facilities at present available and also the provision of convalescent
treatment for women coming under their care.