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Dr. A. Maud Swanson, Medical Officer in charge of the Clinic,
reports:—
Infant Clinics.—76 sessions were held with a total attendance
of 2,254, average 29.7.
Ante-natal Clinics.—27 sessions were held with a total attendance
of 253, average 9.4.
Cases referred to Hospital.—
6 children to the Children's Hospital, Tite Street.
1 child to St. George's.
1 child to Battersea General.

Holidays.—10 mothers and 10 children were sent to the seaside
for a week. 2 children had 3 months in the country sent
by the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
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. A woman medical officer attends
fortnightly. Details of the work carried out will be found in the
table on page 24.
The Council make an annual grant of £28 towards the expenses.
Battersea School for Mothers.—The Committee continued to
make use of the surplus fund of the late Battersea School for
Mothers, from which grants are made by the trustees towards the
relief of necessitous cases nominated by the Council and living in
the area formerly administered by the School. In all, grants
amounting to £11 12s. 3d. were expended during 1938 among the
deserving cases nominated.
Battersea Fathers' Council.
This Council was founded in 1930, and in 1938 had a membership
of 56, and continued to meet monthly at the Mundella Road
centre during the year, the average attendance being 17. A branch
of the Council in the area served by the Southlands Centre was
opened on 24th January and has met there monthly since, with
an average attendance of 16. Though handicapped by the absence
through illness of the Health Visitor by whom the meetings are
usually organised (Miss Wilkie), the Council had a year of full
activity, a number of well known speakers addressing the meetings.