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The Health Visitors paid 4,262 home visits, including 405 first
visits to measles cases.
The prevalence of measles and other infectious illness in the
earlier part of the year inevitably affected the attendances at the
centre.
Twenty-four children were referred for massage; 46 sessions
were held and the attendances numbered 170. We are again
indebted to the Invalid Children's Aid Association and the Women's
Holiday Fund for their help in arranging convalescence and holidays
for a number of mothers and children, with very great benefit to
health.
Test feeds are given on Wednesdays, and in cases of difficulty
with breast-feeding mothers are asked to bring their babies for two
feeds, if possible, on that day, and they are also given advice as to
the methods of increasing the breast milk.

A Pound Day and Sale was organised by the mothers and staff
in aid of the Centre, which realised over £6.
A Mothers' Social is held each month, and in November a
concert and prizegiving was held, at which prizes won by mothers
and fathers in needlework and handicraft were given by Lady
Maclagan.
The Father's Council, which is in its fifth year, meets one
evening a month. The annual conference was held in the Small
Town Hall, on March 14th, 1934, the Lady Cynthia Colville in the
chair. Speakers: Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.D.,
and Dr. D. H. Geffen, Medical Officer of Health for Enfield. The
meeting was well attended, and a resolution was sent to the Ministry
of Health:—
"That the Conference of Fathers' Councils is of the opinion
that the formation of Fathers' Councils should be included as an
important element of the organised Maternity and Child Welfare
Schemes of Health Authorities, and that the Ministry of Health
be urged to sanction the reasonable expenditure incurred under
this heading."
Chislehurst (St. James's) Mission.
The centre established by this Society has been held for many
years at a Church Hall in Ponton Road. The sessions held weekly
are in charge of one of the Council's Health Visitors, who also
carries out the necessary visiting work in the area served. Details
of the work carried out will be found in the table on page 21.
The Council make an annual grant of £28 towards the expenses.