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The Work of the Centres. During the year 1943 the scope
of the welfare activities at the centres was well maintained.
The number of sessions held—ante-natal and infant welfare—
was 655. This figure—the same as last year—is the greatest
number of sessions per year operated in the service.
The total attendances continue at a high level. There was
an increase in the primary attendances of infants, which was
to be expected as the number of births has gone up, and the
attendances of infants is the highest recorded since 1939.
The number of ante-natal mothers attending the clinics
has fallen slightly from last year's figure, and this is due to the
establishment of the St. Helier Hospital Ante-Natal Clinic.
It will be observed that during 1943, 325 of our mothers were
delivered in St. Helier Hospital. While the actual number of
mothers on the Ante-natal Clinic Register has fallen, it will be
seen that there has been a considerable increase in the number
of attendances. This is due to attendance earlier in pregnancy,
so that the value and scope of the service has been well up
to the standard of previous years.
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