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As a rule, the ladies are well received -occasionally a little
resentment is shown.
"We ain't paupers and don't want no charity. When
we wants advice, we can pay for it."
One mother had quite a clean and well-ordered home, but considered
herself "too superior to require the Lady Health Visitors,
as she was the wife of a policeman."
In another household the baby fell, hurt its head, and was taken
to a doctor. The mother, however, was not satisfied with the
treatment "until one of the health ladies had seen it" and
approved of it.
The efficiency of the work is much lessened from the difficulty
of following up the births owing to the frequent removals of the
families concerned, in and out of the borough.
In addition to seeing infant births, the ladies also visited expectant
mothers for advice, children with rickets, and investigated a
few infant deaths,
Weighing Centres.—There are four weighing centres in the
Borough, held in the afternoon at 2..30 p.m., at the following times
and places.
Wednesday : The Branch Library, Penton Street.
Thursday : The Mothers' Guild, 65, St. John Street.
Thursday : St. Luke's Institute, Radnor Street.
Friday : The Committee Room, The Town Hall.
The weighing centre at 65, St. John Street, is supervised and
controlled by the Peel Mission of the Society of Friends.