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The municipal midwives also hold a clinic at Mitcham Court
On Wednesday afternoons. The total attendance was 191, and
the number of mothers attending was 40.
51.3 per cent. of the mothers of children born during the year
attended the ante-natal clinics (including Woodlands Maternity
Home Clinic), as compared with 49 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 126 mothers attended this
clinic during the year. This number represents 12 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 28 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 three times a month. During the year the following
amount of dental work has been undertaken: —
Extractions—Local 22
„ Gas 76
Fillings 45
Impressions taken 3
Inspections 141
Advice given re dentures, etc. 20
Scaling 3
Total attendances 310
Number of new cases during 1938, 131.