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Attendances of infants under 2 years 2,083
Attendances of children between 2 and 5 years 3,678
Total attendances 5,761
An annual grant of £200 is made by the Borough Council to
the committee of the nursery.
Convalescent Home Treatment.—Arrangements were made for
the convalescence of 22 children.
The total cost to the Council of convalescent home treatment in
1941 was £163 4s. 8d.
Clothing Coupons for Expectant Mothers.—Responsibility for
the issue of supplementary clothing coupons to expectant mothers
has been placed upon maternity and child welfare authorities.
During the last five months of 1941 issues were made to 989 expectant
mothers.
Child Life Protection.—At the commencement of the year there
were 25 registered foster mothers in the Borough who had in their
care 29 children. At the end of the year there were 37 foster mothers
having the care of 40 children.
There was one instance in 1941 in which it was necessary to
address a warning letter to a woman who had failed to give notice
to the Council of her intention to take charge of a child for reward.
One death of a foster child was reported. A Coroner's inquest was
not held in this case, the certified cause of death being bronchitis.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The arrangements made with the Camberwell Research
Laboratories and the Royal Institute of Public Health for
bacteriological examinations have been continued.
Particulars of the samples purchased under the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938, and submitted to the Public Analyst, D. T. Lucke, Esq.,
B.Sc., F.I.C., are given on page 22 of this report.