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3.—Infant Consultation and Ante-natal Clinics.
The increasing popularity of this work, which is undoubtedly
due to the benefit obtained by the mothers and children, is shown
by the fact that the total attendances at all the Centres exceeded
those of 1919 by 11,854, and those under one year of age by
12,530, but the number of children over one year was 676 less,
this being undoubtedly due to the fact that accommodation at the
Centres is limited, so that attention is given primarily to infants,
as advice is more urgently needed as regards feeding, etc., than
is the case with the older children.
(Infant Consultation.)
1—OVERBURY STREET (Dr. Elizabeth Wilks).
Number of times Centre open 52
Number of primary cases brought to Centre 598
Repeated visits to Centre 5,068
Total attendances 5,666
Total attendances of infants under one year 4,396
Total attendances of children over one year 1,270
Dr. Wilks is of opinion that—
(1) The greatest need is for dental treatment ;
(2) More teaching should be provided for the mothers ;
(3) More teaching should be given to elder girls from the
schools, who might attend the Centre and gain knowledge
of such skilled work as the bringing up of babies ;