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112
Ophthalmia Neonatorum and
Discharging Eyes 89
Infantile Diarrhoea 2
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal
Pyrexia 11
Measles and German Measles 2
Whooping Cough 22
Mumps 4 Children under 5 years.
Chicken Pox 6
Pneumonia 54
Bronchitis 15
Chidren under 5 years.
Milk and Food Cases 28
Home Help 27
Social Conditions 39
Other visits 309
Health Visitors attendances at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres, Ante-Natal Clinics, etc., 585.
The Health Visitors also paid 200 visits to Infectious Disease
cases, and patients notified as suffering from Tuberculosis, etc.
Home Help for Mothers.
The Home Help paid 48 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,