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the orthopaedic clinic of this hospital. During the year 52 cases
were referred to this clinic, as compared with 58 cases in 1942.
Dental Treatment
Dental treatment is available to children under five years
of age and to expectant and nursing mothers. Patients are
referred from the infant welfare, ante-natal and post-natal clinics
to the British Dental Hospital, Tooting. Attendances for treatment
were as follows: —
Work carried out
Attend- ExtracPatients
ances tions Dentures Fillings Advice
Expectant mothers 26 12 6 — 8
Under Fives 18 6 — 6 6
Health Visiting
There are five health visitors employed in visiting the
mothers and children in this district. The Superintendent Health
Visitor is responsible for the general supervision of the welfare
centres, ante-natal clinics, etc., and also does the visiting of
tuberculous patients and acts as Infant Life Protection Visitor.
Louse Infestation.
Special attention has been given by the health visitors to
the inspection of children under five for infestation with lice.
Few cases of heavy infestation have been reported, and in all
cases lethane hair dressing has been supplied and has given very
satisfactory results. Owing to the difficulty mothers have
encountered in obtaining suitable combs, a number were bought
and lent to the mothers. Infestation is usually present in several
members of the household, and the desirability of both school
children and pre-school children and adults being under one
authority is obvious. Some of the more serious cases of infestation
in children under five years were found at the day nurseries
where children's heads are examined as a routine measure each
day on admission.