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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The Deptford Borough Council's Scheme for Maternity and Child
Welfare has been developed from the beginning upon carefully considered
lines and, during 1929, certain additions to the service were
made. Such included the provision of sterile accouchement outfits;
extension of dental treatment; and compensation, subject to certain
safeguards, to midwives in respect of parturient women sent to hospital.
The chief activities of the scheme includes the following
1. The provision of a staff of Women Health Officers for, inter alia,
domiciliary visiting in connection with expectant and nursing mothers
and children, certain infectious or contagious diseases, maternal and
infant deaths and still births, applications for admission to hospital or
convalescent homes, the issue of milk and a variety of other duties
not easily classified.
2. The provision, equipping and staffing of certain centres, including
Infant, Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics, Artificial Light and Dental
treatment.
3. The maintenance of a Maternity Home and the provision of
accommodation in hospital for certain maternity cases.
4. The provision of home nursing for certain mothers and children.
5. The provision of a "Home Help" at the time of confinement.
6. Accommodation in Convalescent Homes for Mothers and
Children.
7. Hospital provision for certain infants.
8. The supplying of milk, either free or at a reduced price.
9. Health Education by means of addresses and the distribution of
booklets and leaflets.
1. Health Visiting.
1 he following is a numerical summary of the home visits made by
the individual Health Visitors and a statement of the reasons originating
the visits.