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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 69
No. of re-visits 44
Total 113
Visits to infants:—
No. of first visits to infants under 1 year 431
No. of re-visits to infants under 1 year 498
No. of visits to infants 1-5 years 1271
Total 2200
Public Health Act (Child Life Protection):—
No. of visits paid 110
Other visits:—
Infantile Mortality 13
Stillbirths 5
Infectious diseases 64
Tuberculosis 39
Scabies 70
Impetigo 2
Verminous Heads 7
Maternity, Home Help, Milk and Dental
Scheme, Wartime Nurseries, etc. 221
Unsuccessful visits 368
Total 899
Total visits, 1942 3212
Total visits, 1941 3508
Attendances at clinic sessions.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 212
Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics 192
Total attendances, 1942 404
Total attendances, 1941 440
Interviews at office 255
CHILD LIFE PROTEGTSON.
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 11
Number of children on the register at the end of the year 34
Number of children who died during the year —
During the year 110 visits were paid to the homes of the children.
No proceedings were taken under the Act during the year.
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