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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Health Visitor.—Visits were paid by the Health Visitor
during the year :—
To Expectant Mothers 1) First Visits 105; (2) Total Visits 250
To Infants under 1 year (1) First Visits 239; (2) Total Visits 2077
To Children 1—5 3010
To cases of Tuberculosis 193
Free and Subsidised Milk Scheme.
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
Total number of cases assisted during
year 77 68 48 36 51 40
„ „ „ Infants benefiting by
milk assistance 120 248 152 121 102 65
Total number of cases assisted in Abbey Ward 14
„ „ „ „ Park Ward 2
„ „ „ „ Bushey Mead Ward 18
„ „ „ „ Morden Ward 5
„ „ „ „ West Barnes Ward 1
Number of cases assisted for the whole year 2
„ „ „ 11 months 2
„ „ „ 10 „ 1
„ „ „ 9 „ 3
„ „ „ 8 ,, -
„ „ „ 7„ 3
„ „ „ 6 „ 5
„ „ „ 5 „ .... ... ... ... 3
„ „ „ 4 „ ... ... ... ... 4
„ „ „ 3 „ 6
„ „ „ 2 4
„ „ „ 1„ 1
TOTAL ... 40
Every case has been investigated as to the means of family
relief, and re-investigated monthly.
Roughly speaking, families whose weekly average incomes
have been less than 5s. per head, after deducting the rental,