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Feeding ol
Infants.
Maternity
Outfits.
Health
Visitintr
Prevention
of Deafness.
Convalescent
Treatment.
Provision of
Milk and
Meals to
Expectant
and Nursing
Mothers and
to Children.
Home Helps
Artificial
Sunlight
Treatment.
Breast fed at birth 94.5% Artificially fed at birth 5.5%
„ „ at six months 66.9% „ „ at six months 33.1%
No of Infants breast fed at birth 2636
„ „ artificially fed at birth 155
No. of infants dead before the visit of Health Visitor 99
removed before the visit of the Health Visitor 131
„ Untraced 19
No sterilized maternity outfits were supplied through the Municipal
Ante-natal Clinic during the year.
There are 7 Municipal Infant Welfare Centres and 9 Voluntary Centres in
the Borough. Details of the work of the Health Visitors and Centres are
given on pages 30 and 31.
One case received treatment under the arrangements with the London
County Council for the treatment of children, suffering from ear defects.
During the year, mothers and children were sent away to the homes
mentioned below:—
Home. Mothers. Children.
St. Mary's, Dover 48 64
All Saints' Convalescent Home, Eastbourne 6 36
Roseneath, Broadstairs 2 2
56 102
The following table shows the approximate quantity and cost of milk, etc.,
distributed during the year:—
No. of
Grants.
Quantity.
Cost
Cows' Milk—
£
s.
d.
Free
9,161
32,0947/8 gals.
3,286
18
6
Half-Price
161
567½ „
28
11
30¾
Dried—
Free
1,838
7,768½ packets.
615
4
5
Half-Price
81
352 „
14
3
7
Virol, etc.—
Free
3,280
3,272½lbs.
223
0
0½
Half-Price
65
65 „
2
12
6
Total
14,586
32,6623/8| gals.
£4,170
10
4¼
8,120½ packets
3.337½ lbs.
Ihe number of dinners supplied by the Stepney Invalid Kitchen, White
Horse Street, on the grounds of health, to expectant and nursing mothers who
are in necessitous circumstances, was 2,135, at a cost to the Council of
£69 3s. 6d.
Home helps were provided in 15 instances during the year—12 being
supplied free of cost to the patient and 3 at half-price.
During the year arrangements were made with the London County Council
to provide artificial sunlight treatment at St. Peter's Hospital for children
attending the local municipal centre. Three cases received such treatment
free of cost.