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Zymotic Enteritis.—-During last summer only 69 cases were notified.
Of these 10 were dead before the notifications were received. Of the
59 who were visited, 3 died, all under 1 year and hand-fed babies.
Our thanks are again due to the Voluntary Workers who render such
valuable assistance at the Clinics.
I should like to mention especially some of our older mothers who
come regularly to the Clinics and take charge of the arrangements for
tea. Without this help it would be impossible to have this very popular
addition to the Infant Consultation Sessions.
Christmas Parties.—The number of mothers and children on our books
is now so large that it is impossible to accommodate them at two big
parties. This year we held a Tea Party at each Clinic, seven in all. This
proved to be very successful especially for the Island mothers, who were
saved the journey to Poplar.
I should like to thank all who so kindly helped and contributed to
the Party Fund.
The success of our work depends entirely on the co-operation of everyone
concerned—Medical Practitioners, Midwives, District Nurses, Social
Workers and, most important of all, that of the parents themselves.
It requires a great effort on the part of a mother who, in addition to
all her household duties, finds time to bring her children to different
Clinics two or three times a week. Many of the mothers who have
attended regularly at Clinics for 5 years and more are now not only
benefitting themselves by the teaching they have received, but are in
their turn teaching others. The result of this influence is frequently
met with in our work, mothers who have moved into the district being
brought with their children to the Infant Consultations and young
expectant mothers being advised to attend the Ante-Natal Clinics.
These older mothers are our best ambassadors.
The Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926, which came into
operation on 1st July, 1927, requires the registration of stillbirths in
addition to live births.