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Sewing Class.—Mothers were taught at the sewing class to
knit and to make garments for themselves, their husbands, or their
children, and special instructions were given as to outfits for
expectant mothers. Some provided their own material and to
others material was supplied at cost price through the Centre.
52 classes were held, and these were attended by 39 mothers; these
made in all 635 attendances. The attendances of children in the
nursery on these occasions numbered 959.
Clothing Club.—This club was held to sell woollen and other
garments at a reduced cost for the babies and children of those
mothers who attended the Centre.
Advice and treatment were given at the clinics held at the
Old Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, for the following conditions :
Babies under 1 year of age.
General advice 445, general inspection 174, cough 132, constipation
98, diarrhoea 30, eczema 16, rash 19, impetigo 9, digestive
disturbance 18, malnutrition 35, coryza 11, hernia 8, abscess 3,
measles 3, marasmus 38, otorrhoea 6, thrush 4, blepharitis 6,
debility 4, melaena 1, rickets 8, conjunctivitis 3, furuncle 1, phimosis
3, pemphigus 3, burn 1, anaemia 2, herpes 3.
The following recommendations to hospital or private doctor
were made:—
Hernia, abscess, melaena, rickets, phimosis, burn, measles,
otorrhoea, melaena.
The cases of measles were notified to the Medical Officer of
Health.
Children aged 1 to 5 years.
General advice 267, cough 130, constipation 23, diarrhoeal3,
malnutrition 71, general inspection 21, rhinorrhoea 3, pemphigus 4,
anaemia 11, coryza 7, enlarged tonsils 11, herpes 2, rash 16, debility
18, blepharitis 4, digestive disturbance 5, dental caries 12, worms 7,
tonsilitis 6, thrush 1, adenitis 2, burn 3, otorrhoea 5, rickets 29,
eczema 2, marasmus 2, measles 1, septic finger 1, colitis 1, stomatitis
1, impetigo 5, urticaria 4, cyst 2.