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ment of the regulations of the Central Midwives' Board by attending
a case without having notified her intention to practice in the
district.
Two unqualified women were reported to the County Medical
Officer of Health for attending a confinement contrary to the
regulations of the Midwives' Acts.
Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and
for Infants.—Under the Regulations of the Ministry of Health,
during 1924, 214 mothers and infants were supplied with cow's
milk free, 51 with dried milk, and 11 with condensed milk.
A total of 10,704¼ quarts of cows' milk, 1,108 lbs. of dried
milk, and 290 tins of condensed milk was given free under the
above Regulations.
Infant Welfare Centres.—Owing to the overcrowded condition
of the Cecil Hall Centre held on Thursday afternoon, it will
be found necessary to divide the district served by the Centre into
two sections, one section attending a new session arranged for
Thursday morning, and the other section attending the usual
afternoon session.
A letter has been received from the Ministry of Health
pointing out that the Centres at Seven Kings, Albert Road, and
Ilford Lane are all considerably overcrowded, and the Council has
now under consideration the question of establishing further
Centres in order to relieve this congestion.
The appointment of a new Assistant Medical Officer of Health
is being considered in order to cope with the increase in the work.
The Infant Welfare Centres have, as in previous years, been
carried on very economically owing to the ready assistance which
ladies in the town have voluntarily given. At the Ilford Lane
Centre one of the ladies has carried on a clothing club since 1921,
to which mothers can contribute small sums weekly and withdraw
the whole or part of their contributions as necessity arises. At
the end of 1924 £20 7s. 9d. had been saved by 43 mothers.