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The work of the health visitors in the Homes of the
Borough.
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 five years of age.
3. Home visiting of pre-school children in regard to defect.
4. Home visiting of foster children.
5. Visiting home helps.
6. Home visiting in connection with Ante-Natal Clinic and
expectant mothers.
7. Ante-natal clinic for expectant mothers.
8. Infant Welfare Clinics for children up to five years of age.
9. 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 Diarrhoea.
(g) Other special visits.
The number of still births registered during the year was 74.
The proportion of still births to live births was as 1 to 26. The
still birth rate was 3.7 per cent. of the registered live births.
An analysis of the causes to which the still births were attributable
will be found on page 11.
An Ante-Natal Clinic is held at:—
The Central Clinic, High Street School, on Friday at 10 a.m.
Church Road Clinic, Manor Park, on Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Still Births
Ante-Natal Work