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(c) Adopted
1
(d) Returned to parents
28
(e) Removed at the request of the medical officer of
health
-
(f) Died during the year
—
(g) On whom inquests were held
—
(6) Total number of visits made during the year
300
(7) Number of cases in which court proceedings were taken
Nil
All foster children, as soon as reasonably possible after arrival, are subjected
to a medical examination by the medical officer of health, or by the medical officers at
the infant welfare centres.
Consultant Aid in Difficult Labour.
The arrangements outlined in the report for 1934 remain unaltered. During the
year the consultant was not called in. An economic circumstance scale is in force and
includes the payment of fees in these cases.
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers, Illegitimate Infants and
Homeless Children in the District.
None.
Ultra-Violet Light Clinic.
Table No. 14.
Number of sessions held: 30.
Number of attendances:—
First Visits.
Re-visits.
Mothers
18
127
Infants
72
706
Post-Natal and Birth Control Clinic.
Table No. 15.
Number of sessions held: 22.
Number of attendances:—
Post-Natal.
Birth Control.
First Visits
40
44
Re-attendances
39
207
Ante-Natal Clinics.
Sessions:—
Manor House, Tuesday, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m.-12 noon.
Branch Centre, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-12 noon.
The arrangements detailed in the report for 1934 were unaltered during 1939.
The number of new patients seen at the ante-natal clinics during the year was 506, and
the total number of attendances was 2,615.
432 cases were completed during the year, and the attendances in respect of these
were as follows:—
No. of Cases.
One attendance 41
Two attendances 40
Three attendances 31
Four attendances 38
Five attendances 50
Six or more attendances 232
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