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In 1924, 47 still-births were notified, so presumably the AnteNatal
Clinic may take some credit for a reduction in this mortality.
Although only 11 per cent. of our pregnant mothers sought advice,
43 per cent. of the Midwives' cases did.
Home Helps were provided for 7 of the 10 applications made.
This provision is well known to our Mothers and the few applications
is an indication that the economic conditions generally of our
poorer people are not bad.

Of these, twenty were operated on for the removal of Tonsils and
Adenoids, three were sent to Brookscroft with excellent results,
four were referred to the Orthopaedic Surgeon for Surgical treatment,
and Dental treatment was given to 108 children in addition
to 36 mothers.
The Home visits made by the Health Visitors numbered 1,834
for children born in 1924, 1,104 born prior to 1924 and 2,818 to
those born during the year.

The following tabular statement of the out-door work of the
Health Visitors is interesting.
How seriously handicapped many of our mothers are can be seen
under the heading "Housing Accommodation."
The parents of a third of the children born during the year lived
in one room and another third in two rooms.
In this respect the mothers of the St. James' Street Ward suffered
the greater handicap and the contrast made between this and Hoe
Street Wards on page 31 must be noted.