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the Director of the Truby King Home, gave a helpful lecture on
Breast feeding. He described the methods used at the home to
re-establish lactation.
Professor Louise Mcllroy, Director of the Obstetrical and
Gynaecological Unit at the Royal Free Hospital, lectured on
the preventive work possible in Midwifery, and the great importance
of ante-natal clinics.
With Dr. Connan in the chair, Dr. Woolsey Stocks, Medical
Officer of Health of West Bromwich, discussed the work of
Health Visitors, and pointed out that in Boroughs where consideration
was given to the special nature of the work by
carefully shortening their hours so as to obtain the maximum
efficiency, the sickness rate was lowered and the general standard
considerably improved.
Voluntary Centres:—
The following reports have been sent to me by the Voluntary
Centres:—
Salomon's Centre. Guy's Hospital.
Ante-natal. New cases 1,170; Total attendances, 3,599.
Post-natal. New cases, 148; Total attendances, 2,045.
There is a special clinic held on Tuesday mornings for
difficult cases of breast feeding, the success of which in
establishing delayed lactation has shown excellent results
with Primiparae, premature babies and post-operative
mothers.
Dental. —1 Session weekly. New Cases, 95; Total
attendances, 169.
Convalescent Home.— 16 mothers and babies have been
sent for two weeks each to Hambleton, Surrey.
Fulford Street. —Dr. Johnson is in attendance at all the
Sessions.
Ante-natal. 128 new cases.