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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK.
83. Staff. The Maternity and Child Welfare Staff now
consists of
(а) One whole time Assistant Medical Officer of Health— Dr.
Rachel Mackenzie.
(b) A part time Medical Officer (in charge of cases at the
cil's Home for Ailing Babies)— Dr. F. H. Dodd.
(c) Five Health Visitors (two of whom hold the combined office
of Sanitary Inspector and Health Visitor).
(d) One temporary female clerk.
(e) The nursing and domestic staff of the Home for Ailing
Babies.
84. Welfare Centres. The following Infant Welfare Centres
were in operation at the beginning of the year:—
Town Hall Infant Consultations Wednesday, 2.30 p.m.
179 Well Hall
Road, Eltham do. Thursday, 2.30 p.m.
Ante-natal Clinics and Clinics for Nursing Mothers were as
follows:—
Town Hall Maternity Clinics Friday, 2.30 p.m.
Eltham do. Thursday, 11 a.m.
* Owing to the growth of this work, it was found necessary
during the year to increase the number of sessions at each of
these Centres, and, in addition, the Council opened a Centre at
St. John's Church Hall, N. Woolwich, in March, and took over
in June the American Red Cross Centre at 289 High Street,
Plumstead.
The number of sessions per week during which these Centres
were open at the end of the year, was 3 Ante-natal, and 9 Infant
Consultations. In detail, this is as follows:—
Infant Ante-natal,
Consultations. etc.
Town Hall 2 1
North Woolwich 1 —
Plumstead 3 1
Eltham 3 1