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Forty-nine per cent, of the mothers of children born during
the year attended the ante-natal clinics (including Woodlands
Maternity Home Clinic), as compared with 47 per cent, last year.
Post-Natal Clinic
A post-natal clinic is now held at the Town Hall on the
fourth Tuesday of each month, and 134 mothers attended this
clinic during the year. This number represents 15 per cent, of
mothers who were confined during the year.
Home Helps
In order that mothers may be relieved of the worry of housekeeping
during confinement and the lying-in period, the Council
have a Home Help scheme, details of which were given in my
annual report for 1935. During the year 18 mothers availed
themselves of this scheme.
Sunlight Treatment
Arrangements have been made with the Wilson Hospital
for giving sunlight treatment at a cost of 2s. per treatment per
patient. No patients were sent during the year.
Dental Clinic
A part time dental surgeon is engaged for the work, and the
clinic is held twice monthly. During the year the following
amount of dental work has been undertaken:—
Extractions—Local 19
„ Gas 40
Fillings 28
Impressions taken 9
Inspections 69
Advice given re dentures, etc. 26
Scaling 3
Total attendances 194
Number of new cases during 1937, 53.