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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(V) CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The duties imposed by the Children and Young Persons
Acts and by the Public Health Act, 1936, are entrusted to
the Maternity and Child Welfare Sub Committee of the
Public Health Committee.
It is the routine duty of an Infant Life Protection
Visitor to visit every foster mother at least once a month,
and more frequently when found necessary.
During the year under review visits were paid as
shewn below. Figures have been included also in respect
of preceding years for purposes of comparison:-
1940 1241 1942 1243 1944
556 545 765 524 386
The following table gives details regarding numbers of children under the care of foster mothers, and other relevant information:-
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. on register at beginning of year | 33 | 35 | |||
| No. of new registrations | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
| No. ceasing to have charge of infants | 15 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| No. on register at end of years | 23 | 35 | 26 | ||
| Total No. of children | 45 | 33 | 24 |
Infant Life Protection Visitors are also Health
Visitors.
(vi) TREATMENT.
(a) Dental Treatment.
Arrangements for dental treatment have been made in
conjunction with the dental scheme of the School Medical
Service. All children under five requiring dental
treatment are referred to the dental clinic by the Medical
Officer, as also are expectant and nursing mothers from the
Ante-Natal Clinics of both the Borough and the Hospital.
The following are the details of the attendances and
treatment carried out in respect of mothers, and children
under five years of age.