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105
Measles and German Measles 9
Whooping Cough 7
Mumps 1
Chidren under 5 years.
Chicken Pox 6
Pneumonia 22
Bronchitis 3
Milk and Food Cases 23
Home Help 13
Social Conditions 17
Other visits 70
Health Visitors attendances at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres, Ante-Natal Clinics, etc., 431.
The Health Visitors also paid 135 visits to Infectious Disease
cases, and patients notified as suffering from Tuberculosis, etc.
Home Help for Mothers.
The Home Help paid 112 visits during the year and her work
was found of considerable value. She also assists at the Centres
when not occupied with her other duties.
One is finding that the demand for a Home Help is not as
great as it was some years ago, largely due to the work being undertaken
by friendly neighbours.
In addition to her ordinary work, in her unoccupied time she
carries out cleansing of unclean heads, under a special scheme.
She was trained at one of the London Cleansing Stations, the
Council provides the Sacker's combs and the necessary shampoo and
towels. A fee of 1 /- is charged for each case. By this means, any
child who is excluded from school, can be back within two days,
and the cleansing is not carried out by any officer of the department
acting as such.
There have been certain parents who have objected to going to
the Home Help, but a considerable number of parents have been
very glad of the opportunily. The presence of this service acts in