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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Health Visitors and Home Visits.
The five full-time and one part-time Health Visitors paid 15,917
visits during the year. In addition the Health Visitors made 1,303
attendances at Clinics and Centres.
Infant Welfare Centres.
Up to the outbreak of war there were 6 Infant Welfare Clinics in
the Borough holding 9 sessions weekly. At the end of 1944 there were
4 Clinics holding 8 sessions weekly. Social and Sewing Clubs are
attached to each Centre and these are being well patronised by the
mothers.
Name and address Day and time Doctor in Health
of Centre. held. attendance. Visitor.
Children's Hospital, Monday 1.30—4 p.m. Or. M. E. Cryer Miss Riley
College Crescent, Monday 2—4.30 p.m. — Miss Riley
N.W.3 (Social Club)
Wednesday 1.30—4 p.m. — Miss Riley
60, West End Lane, Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. Dr. J. G. Lewis Miss Evans
N.W.6 Wednesday 1.30—4 p.m. Dr. J. G. Lewis Miss Evans
Thursday 2—4.30 p.m. J — Miss Evans
(Social Club)
241, Haverstock Hill, Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. Dr. M. E. Cryer Miss Kennedy
N.W.3 Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. — Miss Kennedy
. Friday 2.30—4.30 p.m. — Miss Kennedy
(Social and Sewing Club
and Play Centre)
Monday 2.30—4 p.m. — Miss Kennedy
Wednesday 2.30—4 p.m. — Miss Kennedy
(Play Centres)
Berridge House, Hill- Monday 1.30—4 p.m. — Miss May
field Road, N.W.6 Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. Dr. J. G. Lewis , Miss May
Thursday 2—4.30 p.m. — j —
(Social Club)
Total number of attendances at all Centres during the year
(i) By children under 1 year of age 9,529
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years 3,777
Total number of children who first attended at the Centres during
the year and who, on the date of their first attendance, were :—
(i) Under 1 year of age 752
(ii) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years 84
Total number of children under 5 years of age who attended at the
Centres during the year and who, at the end of the year, were :—
(i) Under 1 year of age 712
(ii) Over 1 year of age 1,317
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics
During 1944 Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics were combined, and
up till the end of October 4 combined sessions weekly were held. During