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Housing.
Further progress was made during the year in the matter of better
housing. The Weir Hall Estate comprising 356 houses and flats was
completed and work was commenced for the erection of 36 houses at
Scotland Green, and a contract has been entered into for the erection of
216 flats on the Allington Estate.
A number of Clearance Area Schemes, which had been awaiting the
acquisition of suitable building land for rehousing, were in course of
preparation at the end of the year.
A further review was made of the overcrowded houses in the district
and this revealed that 206 of the 665 overcrowded families had ceased
to be overcrowded. 10 new cases were reported during the year.
Infectious Diseases.
There was no serious outbreak of infectious disease during the year.
The number of cases of Scarlet Fever was 186 compared with 306 in
1937. Cases of Diphtheria numbered 221 compared with 236 in
1937. During the year 90 complicated cases of Measles and 11 cases of
Whoopiny Cough were admitted to Isolation Hospitals. 6 deaths occurred
from Measles and its sequela;. Attendance at the Diphtheria Immunisation
Clinics has proved increasingly popular; 5,517 attendances were
made, of which number approximately one-quarter were children under
school age.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Much progress was made during the year in consolidating the work
of this Department. The Dental Service for Expectant and Nursing
Mothers was put into full operation. The Ante-natal Clinics were
increased by additional sessions and the number of expectant mothers in
attendance throughout the year represented 53.3 per cent. of the maternal
population as compared with 41.1 per cent. in 1937. The Maternal
Mortality Rate was 2.56 as compared with 4.42 in the previous year.
It is particularly gratifying to note that no patient who attended the
clinics during the year died as a result of her pregnancy. The Infantile
Mortality Rate of 47 was the lowest on record in the history of Tottenham.
At the end of the year Routine Medical Inspection Clinics for Toddlers
were commenced and much valuable work is being carried out particularly