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When the L.C.C. notify us of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum the
health visitor goes immediately to the house and arranges for hospital or medical
treatment. They keep in close touch with the case and their notes are
carefully written up and forwarded to the L.C.C.
Pemphigus Neonatorum is another disease of infants in which Health
Visitors make special investigations.
The Municipal Health Visitors see all cases of Measles in Children under
five which come to their notice either through school notifications or from other
sources. The East London Nursing Association are paid Is. 3d. per visit
for such cases as require special nursing.
3,898 primary visits were made by the Health Visitors to children under
1 year of age. Of these
3,660 were breast fed. 230 were artificially fed. 8 had mixed feeding.
The number of babies dead before the first visit of the Health Visitor
was 53, and the number removed before the first visit was 82.
Further particulars as to the work of the Health Visitors are given in
the table on page 93.
Local Government Act, 1929.
With regard to the Voluntary Associations providing Maternity and
Child Welfare services in the Borough, the Minister of Health made a scheme
under Section 101 (6) of the Local Government Act, 1929, in respect of which
the London County Council or this Council are to contribute, and provide
for the payment of contributions to those associations.
The scheme came into operation on April 1st and will continue in force
for 3 years. Each Voluntary Association now receives a fixed sum based
on the expenditure of the standard year 1927/28, the former system of
percentage grants being abolished.
The amount of the annual contribution to be paid by the London County
Council is £3,429 and by the Council £7,467.