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THE HEALTH VISITORS DEPARTMENT.
Seventeen Health Visitors, including a Superintendent and Assistant
Superintendent Health Visitor, are appointed by the Council and devote
their whole time to Maternity and Child Welfare work. In recent years
the scope of their work has materially increased and a list of their presentday
duties is given below:—
1. Attendances at the following Clinics:—
(a) Infant Welfare Clinics.
(b) Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics.
(c) Toddlers' Clinics.
(d) Gynaecological Clinics.
(e) Dental Clinics (Nursing and Expectant Mothers).
2. The following home visits are made :—
(a) Routine visits under the Notification of Births Acts of 1907
and 1915.
(b) Home visiting of children, at regular intervals, up to the
age of five years to advise on care, feeding and general
health supervision.
(c) As child protection visitors under the Public Health Act,
1936.
(d) In connection with Ante-natal, Post-natal Clinics and the
provision of home helps.
(e) In connection with attendances at Toddlers' Clinics and to
follow up cases found to have defects requiring treatment.
(f) In connection with the admission of children to the Day
Nursery.