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The following is a summary of the work carried out during the
year:—
Home visiting.
Visits to expectant mothers: —
No. of first visits 49
No. of re-visits 61
Total 110
Visits to infants: —
No. of first visits to infants under 1 year 437
No. of re-visits to infants under 1 year 740
No. of visits to infants 1-5 years 1528
Total 2705
Public Health Act (Child Life Protection): —
No. of visits paid 51
Other visits: —
Infantile mortality 1
Stillbirths 7
Infectious diseases 63
Tuberculosis 51
Maternity, Home Help, Milk and Dental Scheme 377
Unsuccessful 297
— 847
Total visits, 1939 3662
Total visits, 1938 4051
Attendances at clinic sessions.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 210
Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics 55
Total 265
Interviews at office 183
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The Health Visitors are the authorised Child Life Protection
Visitors for the Borough.
Number of persons who were receiving children for reward
at the end of the year 7
Number of children on the register at the end of the year 8
Number of children who died during the year Nil
During the year 51 visits were paid to the homes of the children
No proceedings were taken under the Act during the year.
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