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Twelve mothers passed the examination satisfactorily and the marks
obtained showed that the candidates came up to a good standard of
efficiency.
Infant consultations 1501 attendances for the year.
Infant Weighing
Lecture—51 weekly lectures on Infant care (l hour each).
7 extra lectures prior to examination (l hour each).
6 lectures on Home Nursing (l hour each).
Average number of mothers attending each week, 31.
Medical Treatment.
Cases referred by the Superintendent are seen by the Medical
Officer, and cases requiring operation or continual hospital treatment
are referred to a suitable hospital.
Patterns of garments are supplied to the mothers on request.
It has been brought to my notice here that milk is badly required to
nourish poor mothers, and thus reduce artificial feeding of infants.
Help should also be given to provide artificial teeth for nursing
mothers, some of whom are quite incapable of bearing the expense.
Cornbury Road Mission Hall.
The expenses of the Infant Consultation are partly borne by the
municipality. Up to the present the attendance has not been
satisfactory.
Dr. Swanson kindly attends each week and gives her services, and we
are much indebted to the Lady Gomme Dispensary for medicines, etc.
Total attendances for the year ... ... 361
Number of consultations ... ... ... 46
Average number attending each week ... 7
Albany Institute, Deptford Fund.
Returns of Infant Consultations
from January 1st to December 31 st, 1914.
No. of individual Babies who have attended Infant Consultations 352
„ times those Babies have been weighed 2063
„ „ „ seen by Doctor 739
Total attendance of Mothers at Lectures 2237
No. of Infant Consultations held 50
Total attendance made by Children at the Day Nursery for the
year 3425
No. of Babies admitted to Babies' Home 36
Babies who have been re-admitted 5