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During the year, 90 cases other than those booked for
admission to the Maternity Home and attendance by the District
Midwife, were examined at the Clinic. There were 378 attendances
by such cases.
X-Ray Examination of Ante-Natal Patients.
In September, 1933, the Council made an arrangement with
King George Hospital for the X-Ray examination and report on
patients referred from the ante-natal clinic at a fee of 15s. 33
examinations were made in 1936.
The fee is charged to the patient, in accordance with the scale
adopted by the Council.
Post-Natal Clinic.
The Post-Natal Clinic was continued during 1936 at the
Maternity Home. The session was altered from Tuesday morning
to Monday morning of each week on Monday, 9th March.
The following attendances were recorded:—
First attendances 105
Subsequent attendances 185
Number on roll on 31st December, 1936 91
Dental Clinic.
The Council dentist has continued the dental treatment of
expectant and nursing mothers and of children under 5 years of
age, 84 half-days being allocated for this purpose in 1936.
The following is a summary of the work carried out for the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee during the year:—
(a) Treatment of Mothers.
Number of patients treated during 1936 345
Number of attendances of patients 1090