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It is satisfactory to note, however, that the results of the
visits of the health visitors continue to be appreciated and welcomed
by the mothers. The educational effects of their visits will
no doubt in time tend to banish all unhygienic and insanitary
practices. The Notification of Births Act has proved to be one
of the most useful legislative measures ever enacted, providing, as
it has done, early information of the occurrences of birth, and
enabling sanitary authorities to employ the services of trained and
experienced women to look after the welfare of the little ones.
The results in Battersea are reflected in the record low mortality
rate among infants during the year, for which the Council have
every reason to congratulate themselves.
Infants' Milk Depot.
During 1912 the number of infants fed from the Council's
Infants' Milk Depfit was 400, as compared with 470 in 1911.
Of this number 368 were resident in Battersea and the remainder
in adjoining Boroughs.
The age at which these children commenced taking the milk
and the length of time fed are shown in the following table.