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EXTRA CLOTHING COUPONS.
The Food Office took over the provision of clothing coupons
during the year, in accordance with the recommendation of the
Ministry of Health circular. The issue of one composite medical
certificate replaced the previous method of entitling mothers to
obtain all maternity benefits. (Circular 2836, Ministry of Health.)
1,066 coupons for expectant mothers were distributed under
the Board of Trade scheme up to the 26th July, when the distribution
was ceded to the Ministry of Food and so to the local Food Office.
HEALTH EDUCATION.
As in previous years, health talks and demonstrations have
been given to mothers at all the Municipal Health Centres. The.
mothers' sewing class and social club has met regularly at the
Chestnuts and Lordship Lane Centres.
In co-operation with the Education Committee, the Mothercraft
course of the National Association for the Prevention of Infant
Mortality was given by the health visitor, to school leavers on
Saturday mornings. Thirty-nine girls who took this course were
able to sit the final examination, passed and were awarded
certificates.
Senior school girls from elementary schools have attended the
Municipal Health Centres during school hours, for lessons in the
care of babies and young children. Parties of school girls from