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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.
Number of attendances at the Dispensary. 3624
" " consultations with medical practitioners
Personal 128
Other 544
" visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes 389
" " specimens of sputum examined 447
(of these 89 were positive)
" " X-ray examination: films 617, screening 333 950
" " children boarded out 11
" " visits by Tuberculosis Health Visitors
to homes 5436
Special treatment was given to Tuberculosis patients
as follows:-
Pneumo-thorax refills to 45 patients necessitating 448
attendances
Finsen light to 1 patient necessitating 68
attendances
Number of patients recommended for Sanatorium treatment 222
" " contacts examined 385
Extra nourishment to tuberculous patients. 461 grants were
made to 110 patients during the year. Each grant was for
a period of 28 days.
DENTAL CLINICS.
fa] Tuberculosis: Total attendances 71
" number of new patients 9
(b) Maternity & Child Welfare:-
Total attendances 293
" number of new patients 54
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE AND HEALTH VISITING.
Taf" Number of Health" Visitors employed: Municipal 10
Voluntary _9
Total: 19
(b) Number of all Health Visitors' visits, .to.
expectant mothers, first visit's' 601 Total 1303
(c) Number of all Health Visitors' visits to
children under 1 year, first visits 673
Total .7733
(d) Number of all Health Visitors' visits to
children between 1 and 5 years. Total 19688
(e) Number of Infant Welfare Centres on 31st
December, Municipal 6, Voluntary 6.
(f) Number of children a't -first attendance under
1 year old, 828, betwe-en 1 and 5 years 434
(g) Number of attenders under 1 year old at end
of year 681, over 1 year old 1628.
(h) Total number of visits made during the year
for all purposes by ^jalth Visitors:-
(a) Municipal 14732
(b) Voluntary 30194
ANTE & POST NATAL CLINICS.
fa] Number of clinics:- Municipal 2, Voluntary 3.
(b) Total number of women who attended, 2192 (including
110 post natal). Note:- These figures include
women who are not Stepney residents.
SUPPLY OF MILK. The National Milk Scheme came into
operation in July 1940. Free, Cheap rate
Number of beneficiaries 1941:- Liquid milk 3437 4354
Dried " 214 214
In addition the Council continue their scheme in
supplying virol and oil and malt to mothers and
children attending the centres.
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