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Of the cases dealt with, therefore, 43% were primiparae (against 40% in 1947), and
of these 76% (against 73% in 1947) were confined in hospital, while 67% (against 55% in
1947) of the multiparae were also confined in hospital.
Child Welfare Clinics.
The attendances at the Child Welfare Clinics from 1st January, 1948, to 4th July, 1949,
are shown in Table X in Appendix.
The total number of attendances at the Infant Welfare and Toddlers' Clinics during the
period was 7,822.
Approximately 85% of all infants born in Southall during the first half of 1948 were
brought for consultation at least once.
Children attending Day Nurseries were medically examined at least once every month
at the Nursery and so were not required to attend clinics.
Pre-School Medical Inspection (Toddlers' Clinics).
Toddlers' Clinics were held fortnightly at each centre. The total attendances at these
Clinics were 360, 216 at the Manor House and 144 at the Branch Centre. (See Appendix,
Tables XII, XIII, XIV, XV and XVI.)
The general physical condition of children under 5 years of age in Southall was, on the
whole, satisfactory. No infants were found to be in the classification D (bad) and 2 only
in classification C (slightly sub-normal). The defects found were mostly of a minor
character. A fall in the number of children found to have enlarged tonsils and adenoids
was apparent.
Children found at these Toddlers' Clinics with bone defects or adenoids were referred
for treatment to the Remedial Exercises Clinic and, in many cases, excellent results were
obtained.
Treatment.

In cases where defects were discovered the health visitors kept families under observation,
making enquiries to see if the treatment recommended was accepted and if it had not
been obtained to help the parents, or, in some cases, to persuade them to seek a remedy
for the defect.
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