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INFESTATION
The steps taken to combat infestation include cleanliness
inspections by School Nurses once per term, treatment at School
Clinics (which includes supply of Lethane and of steel combs) and
inspection and treatment for scabies and pediculosis at the Skin Clinic.
In addition educational work is carried out at all Walthamstow
Schools, Day Nurseries and Welfare Centres.
CLINICS
Dr. M. Sheppard, reports as follows
"The Council's Welfare Clinics are held at three centres
in the Borough and all three centres were well attended.
"The births in the district during 1947 were 2,670, and
the number of new babies seen at the Welfares was 2,032—and
as there is a voluntary welfare also functioning I think one may
feel happy about the care given to the babies in Walthamstow.
"The attendances at the Post-Natal Clinic are still not
good enough, being only 26% of the attendances at the
Ante-Natal Clinic.
"During 1947, 574 children under five years of age were
immunised at the Welfare Centres—31% of all under-fives
immunised in the district.
"Again thanks are due to the voluntary workers at all
the Welfare Centres."
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Services
The following table summarises the attendances at the Clinics
held:—

The percentage of Ante-Natal cases to notified births was 72.6.