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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
CENTRES.
The popularity of the Council's new Centre in
Cornwall Road was maintained during the year.
There were 153 sessions for infant consultations and
105 sessions in connection with the Maternity Clinic.
Other work carried on at the Centre in connection
with the Special Clinic for Delicate Children, massage,
milk grants, etc., will be found under these separate
headings.
The auxiliary Centre at Thornton Hall, Mount
Street, was in use on Monday afternoons throughout
the year. There were 48 Infant Consultation Sessions
at this Centre.
The statistics of attendances at the Centres during
1925 and in previous years are as follow:—
Cornwall Thornton
Road. Hall.
Total Attendances of Children 12,831 2,882
Average Attendance per Session 83.8 60.0
New Cases (Children) 1,270 297
Medical Consultations (Children) 8,853 2,142
1925. 1924. 1923. 1922.
Total Attendances of
Children 15,713 16,735 18,028 14,446
New Cases (Children) 1,567 1,528 1,989 1,623
New Cases (Mothers) 527 468 483 349
Medical Consultations—
(Children) 10,995 11,782 11,685 9,541
(Mothers) 1,200 1,044 1,055 710
Total Attendances for
Milk Grants 13,931 17,425 15,862 8,302