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fully described in the Annual Report for 1928. The extent to which they were made
use of is reported on fully in that part of the Infectious Disease Section of the report
which deals with the notification of these diseases.
Obstetric Complications in Private Practice.—In September, 1931, the
Council arranged for the services of Mr. Harold Taylor, F.R.C.S., the Council's.
Consultant under the Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, to be
available in such exceptional cases, and to pay him a fee of £5 5s. Od. for each such
case. No case was dealt with under this scheme during the year.
Home Helps.—During the year 22 applications were considered by the Committee
and 19 home helps were provided. The total cost of this service was £66 0s. 0d.
Treatment of Minor Ailments.—Children requiring medical or surgical
treatment for certain minor ailments are referred to the School Clinics at Brewer
Street, Woolwich or to the Eltham and Plumstead Health Centres ; to a private
practitioner or to a hospital. During the year 189 were sent to these clinics and for
each case the Council paid 5s. Od. Children referred to them suffered from the
following conditions:—

Dental Treatment.—Mothers and children requiring dental treatment are
referred from the W elfare Centres to the School Clinics at Brewer Street, Woolwich,
at Westhorne Avenue, Eltham, and at Plumstead High Street. This service has been
established at Woolwich for many years but it was only started at Eltham in 1932,
when two dental sessions per month were arranged for. During the year it was
necessary to increase these to once weekly, with the understanding that, when the