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West London Hospital: 9 cases of whooping cough.
2 ease of otorrhoea.
Hospital for Sick 1 case of naevus.
Children, Great Ormond
Street:
It is rather disappointing to find that in spite of the
amount of work done in the Maternity and Child Welfare
Service, there is an increase in the Infantile Mortality this year.
As stated in a previous section this is partly accounted for by
the lower birth rate. It may be added that the chief fall in
the birth rate is among those classes of the people who are
able to live under the more comfortable and hygienic
surroundings and conditions and whose babies in consequence
have a better chance of surviving. Further, 20 of the 48 infant
deaths occurred before it was possible for the Maternity and
Child Welfare Services to appear in the picture, in fact 18 died
during the first week of life and of these 10 lived for periods
ranging from one minute to one day. An examination of the
records shows that of the 469 infants under one year who
attended the clinics, five died who had attended at all regularly
and seven who had made one or two perfunctory visits.
Dental Clinic in Relation to the Maternity and Child Welfare and
Ante-Natal Clinics.