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Maternity and Child Welfare.
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The number of visits made by nurses in 1928 was 3,146
and the increase is due to the increase in the number of cases
of Influenza and Pneumonia.
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
1929, was 2,832, compared with 2,791 for the previous year,
and the total attendances were 53,411. The number of visits
paid by the Superintendents to infants was 8,145.
Eight of the 11 Centres have ante-natal clinics and 717
cases were examined at these clinics, compared with 711 in
1928.
During the year Balham and Streatham Welfare Centres
increased the ante-natal sessions held by another sessions each
month, and Fairfield Welfare Centre instituted an ante-natal
session to be held monthly.
The following is a list of the Welfare Centres in the
Borough, together with the hours at which the clinics are
held:-