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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 23
No. of re-visits 23
Total 46
Visits to infants: —
No. of first visits to infants under 1 year 343
No. of re-visits to infants under 1 year 563
No. of visits to infants 1-5 years 1212
Total 2118
Public Health Act (Child Life Protection): —
No. of visits paid 59
Other visits: —
Infantile mortality 3
Stillbirths 6
Infectious diseases 11
Tuberculosis 20
Maternity, Home Help, Milk and Dental
Scheme 350
Unsuccessful 159
549
Total visits, 1940 2713
Total visits, 1939 3662
Attendances at clinic sessions.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 206
Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics 99
Total attendances, 1940 305
Total attendances, 1939 265
Interviews at office 201
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 9
Number of children on the register at the end of the year 16
Number of children who died during the year Nil
During the year 59 visits were paid to the homes of the children.
No proceedings were taken under the Act during the year.
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