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Health Visitors:-
Five Nurses and on.; temporary are on the staff for this
and the School Medical Service.
The table sets out a brief summary of the work
of the Health Visitors during the years:-
(a) To expectant mothers:
First visits 308
Total visits 474
(b) To children under 1 year of age:
First visits 602
Total visits 17
(c) To children between the ages of 1
and 5 years:
Total visits 2446
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(d) Ophthalmic visits 7
(e) Other visits:
Measles and German Measles 17
Whooping Cough 10
Infant Life Protection visits 112
Post-Natal 3
Diphtheria Immunisation 44
Infant Mortality 10
TOTAL 4827
Child Life protection (under the Public Health Act, 1936).
The following table sets out particulars of registration during
the year:-
(1) Number of foster-parents on the Registerr:-
(a) At the beginning of the year 19
(b) At the end of the year 23
(2) Number of children on; the Register:-
(a) At the beginning; of the year 28
(b) At the end of the year 27
(c) Who died during the year Nil
(d) On whom inquests were held during the year Nil
Day Nursery:-
Record of attendances during the year, 1942:-
Whole-days 11,155
Half-days 1,294