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The number of families in receipt of benefit from the Corporation
is considerably reduced by the operation of the Ministry of Food
Milk Schemes, introduced during the war. The Government's comprehensive
plan for the distribution both of liquid and dried milk
has relieved the local authority of: the necessity for supplementing
milk supplies to families to a considerable extent. This is reflected
in the foregoing table:
In adition, in certain cases, concentrated vitamin foods or drugs
are provided free or at reduced price. Further, when in the opinion
of the Medical Officer of Health it is considered necessary, infant,
foods are supplied to mothers at cost price.
HEALTH VISITING.
Two full-time Health Visitors, who work under the supervision of
the Medical Officer of Health, are employed.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the
year:—
Home visiting.
Visits to expectant mothers:—
No. of first visits 30
No. of re-visits 36
Total 66
Visits to infants:—
No. of first visits to infants under 1 year 228
No. of re-visits to infants under 1 year 468
No. of visits to infants 1-5 years 1824
Total 2520
Public Health Act (Child Life Protection):—
No. of visits paid 87
Other visits:—
Infantile mortality —
Stillbirths —
Infectious diseases 80
Tuberculosis 51
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