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Total number of children who attended at the Centres for
the first time during the year and who, on the date of their
first attendance, were :—
*(i) Under 1 year of age—669.
(ii) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years—144.
Total number of children who attended at the Centres during
the year, and who at the end of the year were:—
(i) Under 1 year of age—544.
(ii) Between the age of 1 and 5 years—1,110 (including
Toddlers).
*The 669 children under 1 year of age who attended at the Centres represent
61.3 per cent. of the notified live births.
Toddlers' Clinic.
Weekly toddlers' sessions are held alternatively on either side of
the Borough. Dr. Ruth Balmer is the Medical Officer in attendance
at the Clinic.
The average attendance per session during 1938 was :
27, Pond Street, 20.
Health Institute, 28.
The parents of every child approaching the age of three years
are invited by the Health Visitor to bring the child to the Toddlers'
Clinic for a routine examination. The examination by the Doctor at
the Clinic is on the lines of a school medical inspection. " Defective "
children are referred either to their family doctor or to a hospital and
are subsequently followed up by the health visitor to ensure that they
are receiving the requisite treatment. The " defective " children are
called up again to the Clinic for subsequent examination. It is our
endeavour to ensure that these defects are remedied before the child
commences attendance at school.
Ray-Therapy.
The Council paid an annual subscription of £10 0s. 0d. to the
Institute of Ray-Therapy. 152, Camden Road, N.W., which provides
free treatment to patients referred to the Institute from the Toddlers'
Clinic and the Infant Welfare Centres, and the Ante-natal Clinics.
Ultra-Violet Ray Treatment.
The Council has purchased an ultra-violet ray lamp for the
Tuberculosis Dispensary patients, which might also be available for