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133
have been started this year for the "toddlers,'' with, it is believed, good
results.
Out-Patients.
Total number of attendances at Special Clinics 403 (319)
Total number of New Cases 167 (132)
Attendances for Test-feeding and Re-establishment
598 (439)
This shows a really large advance on last year's figures, which are
put in brackets for comparison. It can be seen therefore, that the outpatient
Department was very busy this year.
The cases in the Out-patient Department were:—
Difficulty in Breast-feeding 62
Difficulty in Bottle-feeding 12
Cases for Admission 61
Single Consultations (children referred for opinion by
Clinic Medical Officers) 28
Miscellaneous 4
167
Dealing with difficulties in breast-feeding is a very important part of
the work, and the time spent on it cannot be grudged. In last year's
Report the mortality-rate per thousand of infants visited in the Borough
is given:—
Breast-fed 36
Partially-Breast-fed 92
Bottle-fed 167
Nothing could emphasise more clearly the need for perseverance in
dealing with difficulty in breast-feeding.
Our results were:—
Breast-fed only 27
Partially Breast-fed 25
Bottle-fed 2
Transferred to Hospital 1