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Student Health Visitors.
During the year five Student Health Visitors from the Royal College
of Nursing have been given a course of practical training.
Post-Graduate Course.
Two Health Visitors attended a Post-Graduate Refresher Course during
the year.
Training of Probationers at the Observation Wards.
As in previous years lectures have been given by the Matron, and the
Probationers have also attended the Courses arranged by the National
Society of Day Nurseries.
Observation Wards.
Report of Dr. H. St. H. Vertue, Consulting Physician at the
Maternity and Child Welfare Observation Wards.
Out-patients.
Total number of attendances 334
Attendances for test-feeding 322
Number of new cases 159
Help over difficulty in breast-feeding continues to be one of the
most important features of out-patient treatment. Altogether 35 mothers
who had difficulty in feeding their infants attended. The results were
complete restoration of normal feeding in a little over half the number,
preservation of partial breast-feeding in nearly all the remainder, and
failure in only a few.
Breast-fed only 17
Partially breast-fed 13
Bottle-fed only 3
Failed to complete attendances 2
The remaining cases were difficulties in bottle-feeding, suitably
dealt with, consultations with the clinic medical officers, or cases for
admission.