[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.

  • Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tin' (lays and timf.s ol' mectinri and the average attrudancr at carli ('niitre aro sot out holow : — A\cragc Attondunoo 9 J)aj' and I'inie Under 1-5 ('entre of meeting 1 year years Total 1. Rawlings Road ... Afonday, 2 ]nin. 27 34 01 Ditto M'ednesday, 2 ji.m 27 37 04 o Cape 'Jhiesday. 2 p.m. 2.) 24 44 Ditto ... Thursday, 2 p.m. 10 20 42 Ditto Wednesday, 9,30 a Ill. 29 23 52 3. Sydenham Road ... Afonday. 2 ]i.ni. 22 23 45 Ditto Wednesday, 2 ]).m. 21 2S 49 4. Firs Cdinic Alonday, 2 p.m. 25 14 39 Ditto ... Tuesday. 2 p.m. 43 20 09 Ditto ... Thursday, 2 p.m. 35 29 04 o. Oldbury Road ... ... Friday, 2 i).m. 35 20 01 6. Warloy Friday 2 p.m. .30 32 02 1. Londonderry ... Tuesday, 2 p.m. 27 28 55 Ditto ... Thursday. 2 ]>.m. 21 25 46 VOLTiNTATtY WORKERS Seventy-throe Tolnntary Workor.s assist tlio nurses at the various Infant Welfare Clinics in the Roron<ih. Wo are Ki'f'f'tly indobtod to those ladies ivlio give np so innoh of their time; thoir services are mnoh- appreciated by the mothers and the staff. .MOTHERCRAFT CLASS. 'I’he ^Fothercralt Class which had to be closed during the s<'Cond part of 1937. owing to shortage of staff, was re-opened in the early part of this jmar. It had. however, to be discontinued in September, foi' the same reason. EXAifflNATIOX OF TODDT.ERS. The scheme which was put into operation in January, 1929, iji eonneetion with the welfare of the jire-school child has met with a fair nu'asnre of success. As each child attains the age of 2, 3 and 4 years a note i.s sent to the itarent inviting him oi- her to bring the child to the nearest Infant Welfare Clinic for a medical examination. A definite appointment at a definite place is offered in each case, and the examina¬ tion given is on the lines of the school medical inspection. The responses to the invitations are not as numerous as one would like, and it is difficult to convince the parents of the need of a pre-school medical examination. School iMedical Inspection records show that about one out of every four children who attend elementary schools is found at the first medical examination to be suffering from some disease or defect