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The numbers registered at the end of the year were as follows
(i) Child Minders 26
(ii) Private Day Nurseries 42
Priority Dental Services
The number of children under 5 years of age that were inspected and
treated in the year follows very closely the pattern of 1967. The ratio of
teeth filled to teeth extracted, however, shows a distinct improvement in
favour of fillings. This indicates that more of these young children have
been brought for treatment when decay is in the early stages. In the new
year a dental health education talk has been arranged for a young mothers'
group. It is hoped that this activity can be extended to more groups so that
these mothers will be made aware of the importance of the early examination
of their children.
Marriage Guidance
The Marriage Guidance Council have a local office in the Borough.
This is at 88/98 College Road, Harrow, Telephone: 427 8964.
Family Planning
In Circular 15/67 the Minister of Health drew the Council's attention
to the National Health Service (Family Planning) Act, 1967 which confers
on local authorities a general power, with the Minister's approval, to make
arrangements for the giving of advice on contraception, the medical
examination of persons seeking such advice and the supply of contraceptive
substances and appliances.
The Council agreed to continue the arrangements they already had
with the Family Planning Association for the giving of family planning
advice in the Borough and that these arrangements (under which per
capita payments are made in respect of persons in need of family planning
advice on medical grounds) be extended to include all cases referred to the
local clinics of the Family Planning Association on social grounds either
by medical officers or by recognised social work agencies. The Family
Planning Association were also advised that the Council as landlords
would raise no objection to their giving of advice and treatment in any
case where they considered it appropriate, subject to the safeguards in
connection with parental consent suggested in Circular 15/67, with regard
to unmarried persons under the age of 21 years.
Arrangements whereby the Family Planning Association have the use
of certain clinic premises, without charge, to hold family planning sessions
continued as for 1967 with an additional evening session from October,
1968, at the Alexandra Avenue Clinic.
The present sessions are as follows:-
Caryl Thomas Clinic, Monday evening
Headstone Drive, Wednesday afternoon
Wealdstone. Wednesday evening
Alexandra Avenue Clinic, Tuesday morning
Alexandra Avenue, Thursday evening
South Harrow.