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Advice is given with regard to the care, management, feeding and
clothing of the child, and also the general health and care of the
mother.
Thereafter, periodic visits are made to the homes of infants
during the first two years of life, and, as far as possible, at wider
intervals during the next three years, up to the time when the child
comes under the observation of the School Medical Service.
The visits made by the Health Visitors during 1931 were
21,838, as compared with 18,804 in the previous year.
Visits to infants under one year of age 10,121
Visits to children over one year of age 11,045
Visits to Tonsils and Adenoid cases 123
Visits to Ante-natal cases, first visits 206
Visits to Ante-natal cases, revisits 31
Visits to Foster Mothers 150
Special visits not included in above group 162
The Work of the Health Visitors in the Homes of the
Borough.
The visiting of young infants and children under school age
was the primary object of the appointment of Health Visitors,
and remains the most important part of their work.
The work of the Health Visitors includes the following:—
1. Visiting homes under the Notification of Births Act.
2. Home visiting of children up to 5 years of age.
3. Home visiting of pre-schoo1 children in regard to
defects.
4. Home visiting of foster children.
5. Home visiting in connection with Ante-natal Clinic
and expectant mothers.
6. Ante-natal Clinic for expectant mothers.
7. Infant Welfare Clinics for children up to 5 years of age.
8. Special visiting of:—
(a) Still Births.
(b) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
(c) Puerperal Fever and
Pyrexia.
(d) Visits to Tonsils and
Adenoid Cases.
(e) Pneumonia.
(f) Infantile Diarrhcea.
(g) Other special visits.