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mothers and 369 children of whom 258 were under one year and 111 over one
year old. At the Mary Ward Centre, 447 attendances of Holborn children were
made by 44 children of whom 27 were under one year and 17 over one year.
In addition to the Thursday afternoon classes for mothers, special lectures
were arranged during the year as follows: —
"The Value of Attendance at an Ante-natal Clinic during Pregnancy," by
Dr. Mary Kidd.
"Prevention of Diphtheria by Immunisation," by Dr. C. W. Hutt.
"Travels in South Africa," by Mrs. F. C. Gladwell, B.A.
Infant Welfare," by Dr. Charles Porter.
The last of these lectures was given during Health Week, when Lady Mond
also attended and gave an address to the mothers.
The attendances were very good; these special occasions were evidently much
appreciated.
We have endeavoured to use pictures and mottoes dealing with health as
much as possible, care has been taken to select only those pictures which are
clear in their teaching; both pictures and mottoes are changed when their novelty
is exhausted. In this country there is a great scarcity of suitable pictures designed
to teach a health lesson; we have to send to America, France and Austria for the
best of our pictures, and even then have to make a careful selection of what we
are offered.
Leaflets on the following subjects were issued to supplement verbal
teaching: —
"Save Your Children from Diphtheria."
"Bad Teeth Mean Bad Health."
"Care of the Teeth"
"Clothing for Very Young Children."
"Your Baby's Daily Dinner."
The Report of the working of the Maternity and Infant Welfare Centre is
largely the work of Dr. Mary Kidd, the Medical Officer of the Centre.
Ante-natal Hygiene.
Enquiries were made of every mother as to her attendance at an Ante-natal
Centre immediately previous to the birth of the child visited.