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from me. During the year 48 new certificates were issued, of which 46 were
used. Including 17 children who were taking the milk at the beginning of the
year 1915, the milk was used by 63 children during the year, in comparison with
65 during the previous year. In the majority of cases the infants thrived well on
the milk. In a number of cases the use of the milk was after various periods and
for various reasons discontinued.
There were 4 deaths of the 63 infants who had been taking prepared milk
during the year, 3 of which were at 6 months old and upwards. One died from
whooping cough, one from pneumonia, one had left off prepared milk for two
months before death on account of removal to hospital. The remaining one had
cleft palate and was unable to suck breast; prepared milk was tried when six
weeks old; although it then gained weight, it died less than three weeks afterwards
from marasmus.
Councillor Walter Hazell, J.P., has for a number of years very kindly
assisted poor parents who cannot afford to pay the whole amount. Of the
63 children who were taking prepared milk during the year, the parents of as
many as 45 children were so assisted.
(4) Holborn Maternity Centres.
(a) Passmore Edwards Settlement School for Mothers and Baby Clinic.
In my Annual Report for 1913 I gave an account of the Passmore Edwards
Settlement School for Mothers which was opened on the 29th September, 1913.
The Clinic is held every Monday from 2 to 4.30 p.m., and in 1914 there was
commenced a needlework and instruction class for mothers every Wednesday from
2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
On account of the opening of the Holborn Maternity Centre at 75, Lamb's
Conduit Street, in February, 1915, as this is much more convenient for many of
the Holborn mothers, the number of new entries from the Holborn Borough was
much reduced during the year, viz., only 28 in comparison with 92 in the
preceding year, and in the month of December the number in attendance had
been reduced to 14. Also on account of the Holborn Maternity Centre, the
Health Visitor who had been attending every Monday and Wednesday, for a time
attended only on Mondays, and since June, on account of the reduction in the
Holborn cases, has practically ceased her attendance at this Centre.
(b) Holborn Maternity Centre and Invalid Kitchen.
The Holborn Maternity Centre and Invalid Kitchen was opened in February,
1915, in premises in Lamb's Conduit Street leased from the Committee of the
Factory Girls' Country Holiday Fund, one of the great advantages being a good