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Circular 1408 referred to clinics already established on these
grounds and extended their use to married women suffering from
other forms of sickness, physical and mental, such as those mentioned
in the Report of the Departmental Committee. The
Minister states that what is or is not medically detrimental to
health must be decided by the professional judgment of the
registered medical practitioner in charge of the clinic.
No clinic had previously been formed for the purpose of
carrying out suggestions contained in Memo. 153, and consequently
the increased scope of the clinic outlined in Circular 1408
was therefore not applicable in this Borough. Those patients,
however, for whom such advice appeared necessary had already
been recommended to a properly constituted Birth Control Clinic,
and the Council recommend this be continued for cases coming
within the meaning of both the Circular and Memorandum of
the Minister of Health.
Dr. J. MacLaren reports as follows on the work of the Maternity
and Child Welfare Section for 1934.
Staff.
The staff at present consists of two Assistant Medical Officers,
seven Health Visitors, three Clerks, and one St. John Ambulance
Nurse who attends seven Clinics per week.
Infant Welfare Clinics.
Attendances at Infant Welfare Clinics.
Number of general Clinics held during the
year 347
Number of individual children who attended
the Clinics 3,577
Total number of attendances 33,223
Total number of children who attended the
Clinic for the first time during the
year :—
(1) Children under 1 year 1,351
(2) Children between the ages of 1-5
years 397
Number of medical consultations at general
Clinics 13,356