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(e) Proceedings taken during the year:—
No. of cases. Act and Section under which
proceedings were taken.
1 Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
section 257 (4).
(/) Number of cases in which the local authority has given a sanction
during the year:—
(i) under (a) of Section 3 of the Children Act, 1908
Sec. 210 of the Public Health Act, 1936, or Sec.
259 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 nil
(ii) under (b) of Section 3 of the Children Act, 1908,
Sec. 210 of the Public Health Act, 1936, or Sec.
259 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 nil
(iii) under (c) of Section 3 of the Children Act, 1908,
Sec. 210 of the Public Health Act, 1936, or Sec.
259 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 nil
(g) Number of orders obtained during the year under Section 67 of the
Children and Young Persons Act of 1932, Sec. 212 of the Public
Health Act, 1936, or Sec. 261 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936
(i) from a court of summary jurisdiction 1
(ii) from a single Justice 2
Feeding of Infants.
Breast fed at birth 90.87%
„ „ at six months 63.11%
Artificially fed at birth 9.12%
„ „ at six months 30.57 %
No. of Infants breast fed at birth 2,424
,, „ artificially fed at birth 180
No. of Infants dead before the visit of Health Visitor 47
„ „ removed before the visit of the Health Visitor 152
„ „ Untraced 17
Maternity Outfits.—No sterilized maternity outfits were supplied through
the Municipal Ante-natal Clinics during the year.
Health Visiting.—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 33 and 34.
Prevention of Deafness.—Four cases received treatment under the arrangements
with the London County Council for the treatment of children, suffering
from ear defects.
Convalescent Treatment.—During the year, mothers and children were
sent away to the homes mentioned below:—
Home. Mothers. Children.
St. Mary's, Dover 45 59
All Saints' Convalescent Home, Eastbourne 6 63
Zachary Merton, Rustington 7 10
St. Mary's, Birchington 11 11
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