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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
2b CENTRE (Municipal).
Working Boys' Club, Villa Street.
District served by Centre ST. PETER'S WARD.
Sessions held every Wednesday 10.0—1'2 2.0—4.30.
Medical Officer . Dr. A. C. KIRKER.
Health Visitor Miss L. P. HARTLEY.
Number of Births notified during the year 409
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 378
Number of Sessions held during the year 95
Number of new cases attending the Centre during the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers 41 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 270 (a) Breast 192
(3) Seen by Doctor 193 (b) Breast and bottle 31
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 108 (c) Bottle 51
(5) Seen by Doctor 71 (d) Ordinary diet 104
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 3712 Average no. of attendances 39.4
(2) Expectant Mothers 154 Average no. of attendances 1.6
(3) Infants under 1 year 2549 Average no. of attendances 26.8
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 1402 Average no. of attendances 14.7
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year. 1032
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 571
(7) Post-natal cases 1213
(8) Number of children weighed 3471
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 95
(2) Infants under 1 year 412
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 1
(2) Infants under 1 year 1257
(3) Children 1 to 5 years . 1904
Total number of 1st visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers —
(2) Infants under 1 year —
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Total number of re-visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers —
(2) Infants under 1 year —
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Note.—A voluntary worker is one who is not paid a salary.