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It was pointed out that a sum of approximately £900
per annum should be received from patients, and that a
grant of 50% of approved nett expenditure might be
expected from the Ministry of Health.
A caretaker was placed in the house, but as negotiations
were not completed a commencement of the work of
adaptation of the house had not been made at the commencement
of the year.
Notification of Births.
The number of births of living children registered
during the year was 807, and as there were only 20 failures
to notify births, it would seem that the constant reminders
to doctors and nurses which have been sent from the Health
Department have not been in vain. Twenty still births
were also notified.
Five hundred and sixty-one first visits were paid to
notified births.
Care of Infants and Young Children.
The Health Visitors have actively continued the work
of visiting homes where births have occurred and their
assistance and advice have been much appreciated. Two
Health Visitors are now engaged on duties connected with
home visiting and the Infant Consultation Centres.
The following visits were paid by the Health Visitors:—
To expectant mothers (special visits) 13
To infants under 1 year: first visits, 561; Total 3133
To children 1-5 years 677
In addition, visits of enquiry were made to notified
cases of puerperal fever, ophthalmia neonatorum and to
infants and young children suffering from measles, whooping
cough and epidemic diarrhoea.