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1. Toddlers Clinics.
On the instructions of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, the
welfare centres have been approached to obtain the views of the Committees
upon the following points:—
(а) What increase in the number of sessions either for toddlers alone
or for toddlers and infants seen at the same clinic is required
to give effect to the circular ?
(b) What additional financial assistance would be necessary if the
voluntary Committee were unable to raise the usual proportion
of one-eighth of the expenditure ?
(c) What increase in the health visitor staff would be needed to cope
with the extra work entailed ?
The following is a summary of the replies received:—
North Marsh Infant Welfare Centre.
Owing to the clearance schemes in progress in the area no extra session
is required at present. If later on one should be needed, it should be for
toddlers and infants, as mothers would resent the obligation to attend twice,
leaving one or other child at home.
Barley Mow Welfare Centre.
The toddlers clinic now held monthly has been a definite success. No
addition to the number of sessions is required at present owing to a large
part of the area being included in rebuilding schemes, some of which are
already in progress.
North Lambeth Babies' Care Welfare Centre.
A separate toddlers clinic would not be a success, as mothers prefer to
bring their children together rather than to have to attend separately
with each. Owing to the numbers at present attending an extra ordinary
session to be held fortnightly is now needed, but so far as can be foreseen,
no addition to the health visitor staff will be required at the moment.
The Committee feel that they should be able to shoulder the additional
financial burden of one-eighth the expenditure in order to preserve the
voluntary feature.
Moffat Institute Welfare Centre.
The Committee have agreed that it would be willing to arrange a
fortnightly clinic on the understanding that the Centre will bear one-eighth
of the extra expenditure involved.
St. Anne's Child Welfare Centre.
The Committee are prepared to arrange for a toddlers clinic with a
fortnightly or monthly session, and will themselves find one-eighth of
the expenditure. Until the clinic develops it is considered that it is
within the power of the existing staff to cope with the increased duties
involved.
Rose MacAndrew Infant Welfare Centre.
No addition to the number of sessions now held is needed at the present
time.
North Brixton Infant Welfare Centre.
A special toddlers clinic held fortnightly would be a great help in the
area. The Committee are prepared to organise such a clinic and bear the
one-eighth proportion of the additional expenditure. Any addition to the