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Toddlers' Clinics. The Council's scheme for the medical inspection of
toddlers was not in being during the year.
Artificial Sunlight Clinic. Towards the end of the year daily sessions
were instituted in the Town Hall Shelter.
Midwifery Services. There are no whole-time midwives employed by the
Council, the Domiciliary Midwifery Service in London being administered by the
London County Council.
Maternity beds are provided in the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies,
the War Memorial Hospital, the Eltham Cottage Hospital, the Military Families'
Hospital, St. Nicholas' Hospital, and a few in midwives' homes. At the outbreak
of war, the War Memorial Hospital, the Military Families' Hospital and St. Nicholas'
Hospital closed their maternity wards, and consequently a greater demand was
made on the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies.
Home Helps. During the year 103 applications were considered by the Committee
and 109 home helps were provided.
Treatment of Minor Ailments. The number of children referred to the
school clinics for treatment during the year was 140.
Dental Treatment. The number of mothers and children attending the
dental clinics was 167, and the number of tuberculous persons attending was 14.
Clinic for Physical Medicine. This clinic was not open during the year.
Institutional Midwifery. The number of mothers admitted under the
Council's scheme was 174. No cases were admitted for ante-natal or emergency
treatment.
Supply of Milk to Necessitous Mothers and Children. The approximate
cost of this service during the year was: dried milk, £680 17s. Od.; fresh milk,
nil; dinners, nil.
Ambulance Facilities. The London County Council provide an ambulance
service which continued in being during the year.
Professional Nursing in the Home. The arrangements with the six nursing
associations for the nursing of cases of measles, ophthalmia neonatorum, zymotic
enteritis, whooping cough and poliomyelitis, in children under five, and pneumonia
puerperal fever, puerperal pyrexia and tuberculosis were continued during 1940.
The total number of visits paid by the nurses was 2,445.
Supply of Insulin to Persons Suffering from Diabetes. The number
of cases who received insulin during the year was 21.
Foot Clinic. The number of attendances was 7,416.
Vaccination. I submit a return by the Vaccination Officer on the work
carried out under the Vaccination Acts for the year 1940.