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Co-ordination.
There is considerable co-ordination between the Maternity
and Child Welfare work of the Borough and other Departments
of the Public Health Service.
The records of children on reaching the age of five years are
sent to the School Medical Department for information regarding
entrants to school life.
Expectant and nursing mothers and young children requiring
dental treatment, are referred to the School Dental Surgeon from
the Infant Welfare Clinics.
Ophthalmic cases are referred to the School Ophthalmic
Surgeon.
Cases of Ringworm of the scalp occurring in children under
school age are referred to the School X-ray Department.
Cases of Tuberculosis discovered at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres are referred to the Tuberculosis Officer.
Aural cases are referred to the School Aural Surgeon.
The use of the public ambulance is granted, when required,
to convey expectant mothers to the maternity wards of hospitals.
Financial investigations into the circumstances of parents
applying for grants of milk, etc., are referred to the Financial
Officer.
Premises found in an insanitary condition by Health Visitors
are reported to the Senior Sanitary Inspector for further investigation
and such action as he may find desirable.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Return (1) showing the arrangements made for maternity and child
welfare by the Council and by Voluntary Associations providing maternity
and child welfare services in respect of which the Council pay contributions
under Section 101 of the Local Government Act, 1929, or otherwise ; and (2)
giving particulars of the work done during the year 1931.
1. Population of the area served by the Council : 142,800 (estimated middle
1931).
2. Number of births notified in that area during the year under the Notification
of Births Act, 1907, as adjusted by any transferred notifications :
(a) Live births, 1,947 ; (b) Still births, 72 ; (c) Total, 2,019 ; (d) By
midwives, 851 ; (e) By doctors and parents, 1,168.