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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
Work carried out during the year in the several Centres.
5 CENTRE (Partly Municipal and Partly Voluntary).
56, Lambeth Road
District served by Centre:—A part of St. Jude and St. Michael's Wards
Sessions held every Friday, 10.0—12 0 Alternate Tuesdays, 2.0—4.0.
Medical Officer Dr. DOROTHY SHEPHERD.
Health Visitor Miss McCURDY.
Number of Births notified during year 379
(a) Number of cases attending the Centre during the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers 34 (3) Children 1 to 5 years 30
(2) Infants under 1 year 237
(b) The total number of Attendances—
(1) Expectant Mothers 35 (3) Children 1 to 5 years 879
(2) Infants under 1 year 1918
(c) Average number of Attendances for the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers — (3) Children 1 to 5 years 14.2
(2) Infants under 1 year 309
(d) Total number of Infants under 1 year seen by doctor
during the year 1046
Total number of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during
the year 411
(e) Total number of Attendances of Infants seen by doctor
during the year 1487
Total number of Attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by doctor during the year 530
(f) Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to
homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 135 (3) Children 1 to 5 years 50
(2) Children under 1 year 182
(g) Total number of home re-visits paid by salaried workers
to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 127 (3) Children 1 to 5 years 436
(2) Infants under 1 year 596
(h) The total number of 1st visits paid by voluntary workers
to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 161 (3) Children 1 to 5years 7
(2) Infants under 1 year 206
(i) The total number of home re-visits paid by voluntary
workers to homes of —
(1) Expectant Mothers 173 (3) Children 1 to 5 years 1226
(2) Infants under 1 year 1349
Number of Sessions held 62
(j) Method of feeding infants attending the Centre during the year
(1) Breast 183 (2) Bottle 29
(3) Breast and bottle 24 (4) Ordinary diet 31
Note. - A voluntary worker is one who is not paid a salary.