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At all the Centres records are kept of both infants and
toddlers.
Provision of Fresh Milk at the Centres.
Throughout 1919 the same scheme for the supply of fresh milk
to mothers and infants was in force as existed in the preceding
twelve months. A sum of ,£500 was provided in the estimates for
this expenditure. The mothers pay 3d. per quart, and the balance
is met bv the Corporation. In necessitous cases the milk is given
free, but these are few in number. The working details of the
scheme are briefly these:—Each morning, at the Central Office,
are received the lists of milk recommendations made at the previous
day's centres; the orders are sent out to the most convenient suitable
dairies; the dairyman on delivery of the milk obtains a receipt
from the mother of the quantity delivered and the accounts are not
passed for payment until these delivery receipts are produced by
the dairies. After the recommendations are made at the centre the
Maternitv and Child Welfare health visitors visit the homes and
obtain very full information as to the home circumstances—these
are carefully scrutinised by the medical staff, and the cases confirmed
or otherwise as the home circumstances demand.
Maternity Hostel.
The Hostel has had a most successful year's work, and its
popularity and the need for such an institution is demonstrated bv
the fact that almost as many cases had to be refused each month as
would have filled another institution of like size. Only 8 still
births out of 269 children born, and the life of not a single mother
lost is a record of which the staff of the hostel may well be proud.
The cases received into the Hostel are all admitted via the centres,
excepting cases of urgency and cases sent direct by doctors. (See
also page 10).

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
9 women admitted before April 1st, 1919, and discharged in April, 1919.
1 ,, ,, March, 1919, and confined April, 1919.
1 ,, ,, after abortion and discharged
1 ,, ,, with symptoms of commencing abortion—child non-viable.
1 ,, ,, in puerperium and discharged—birth not included in statistics.
1 ,, ,, for observation and discharged without being confined.
2 ,, ,, for hyperemesis gravidarum and discharged without confinement.
1 ,, ,, for ante-partum hæmorrhage and discharged without confinement.
Twins on five occasions.