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68 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
There are now 11 Infant Welfare Centres in the Borough.
Each Centre has a Medical Officer, who attends at each
Infant or Ante-natal Clinic, together with a trained Superintendent
who visits the homes of children and expectant mothers
in addition to her duties at the clinics. The voluntary workers
at all the Centres continue to render valuable assistance at
the sessions and carry out all the work connected with the
keeping of records, and the purchase and sale of food,' drugs
and clothing. They do no visiting.
The total number of new infants seen at the Centres during
1928, was 2,794, compared with 2,632 for the previous year,
and the total attendances were 52,661. The number of visits
paid by the Superintendents to infants was 8,072.
Eight of the 11 Centres have ante-natal clinics and 711
cases were examined at these clinics, compared with 582 in
1927.
In October the Minister of Health informed the Council that
the Postmaster-General was prepared to allow cards showing the
addresses and hours of attendance at the various Infant Welfare
Centres to be exhibited in the post offices in the Borough.
This offer was accepted by the Council and cards were printed
and are now exhibited in all the post offices.