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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES. ( Continued)
1944 1945
Infant Welfare Centres - no. of sessions. 558 561
- attendances,
(a) under 1 year. 18,423 20,438
(b) 1-5 years. 8,861 10,278
(c) all ages. 27,284 30,716
Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics.
Routine clinics - sessions. 250 257
- attendances. 5,225 5,089
Consultant clinics - sessions. 47 51
- attendances. 428 619
Total attendances. 5,653 5,708
Artificial Sunlight Clinic - children treated. 73 67
Orthopaedic Treatment - children treated. 41 38
Refraction Clinic - children examined. 48 48
Minor Ailments Clinic - children treated. 49 39
Speech Clinic - children treated. 6 2
Midwives - number notifying intention to
practice. 43 46
- cases attended as midwife. 403 479
- cases attended as maternity nurse. 268 412
- percentage of cases where medical
aid summoned. 29.5 38
- fees paid to medical practitioners. £123 £239
Municipal Domiciliary Midwife Service.
No. of municipal midwives. 10 10
No. of cases booked - as midwife. 445 518
- as maternity nurse. 96 92
No. of cases completed - as midwife. 392 458
- as materniity nurse. 73 105
No. of visits - ante-natal. 3,495 2,777
- post-natal. 8,400 9,287
Home Helps - no. of cases where home help
provided. 77 51
Convalescent Homes - no. of mothers sent.
- no. of children sent. 1
7.