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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.

The total is 52 more than in 1936, and represents 94% of
the births registered during the year.
The number of notified births which took place outside
the district represents 29% of the total—3% more than in the
year before.
The Work of the Centres. The welfare activities at the
Centres were again continued at a high level. The programme
of clinics was increased slightly, and pending the erection of
the proposed new clinic in Camborne Road, an additional
temporary infant welfare centre was opened in December at
the Parish Hall in Central Road, Morden, to relieve the increasing
pressure on the Raynes Park clinic, and to provide
facilities for the recent development on the Morden Park
Estate. An additional weekly infant session was also established
during the same month at the Raynes Park Centre.
The number of women who attended either ante-natally
or post-natally at the maternity clinics rose from 306 to 358.
The number who attended for ante-natal supervision increased
by 62, and the number who attended for post-natal supervision
by 12. Compared with a percentage of 39 in 1936, the number
of women who attended the maternity clinics in 1937 represented
44% of the registered births. This is the highest percentage
yet recorded for the district. Eight years ago the
figure was under 10.
The infant welfare clinics established further records
during the year. The number of children on the registers was
238 higher at the record total of 2,248, and the total attendances
made by children exceeded 20,000 for the first time.
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