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Health Visitors' attendances at Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics, 187.
Home Help for Mothers.—Persons entitled to the assistance of a Home Help are those
whose income is less than 8/- per head per week after the rent has been deducted, but in very
exceptional circumstances, at the discretion of the Medical Officer of Health, this may be extended
up to 10/- per head. No charge is made to the applicant for the services of the Home
Help.
Usually the Home Help attends at a case for two weeks after the birth of the infant, but
in some cases, i.e., where the husband is unemployed, etc., a Home Help is sent in for half days
only. This enables the husband who can help in the home, to sign on at the Employment
Exchange and also look for employment. The rate of payment of the Home Help is £2 per week.
The number of cases at which the Home Helps have been called upon to attend during the
year, was 30.
Grants of Milk.—Milk is supplied free or at reduced rate to expectant mothers (during
the last three months of pregnancy), to nursing mothers, and to children under three.
The number of grants made during the year was 1,182, against 1,329 for the previous year.

An agreement exists with the London County Council for the admission of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum to St. Margaret's Hospital when necessary. One case was sent to this Hospital and
made a complete recovery.
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