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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
3a CENTRE (Municipal).
Working Boys' Club, Villa Street.
District served by Centre:—The Southern portion of All Saints' Ward and the portion
of St. George's Ward between East Street and Albany Road.
Sessions held every Thursday 10.0—12. 2.0—4.30.
Medical Officer Dr. A. C. KIRKER.
Health Visitor Miss A. ROGERS.
Number of Births notified during the year 408
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 267
Number of Sessions held during the year 95
Number of new cases attending the Centre during the year-
(1) Expectant Mothers 29 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 209 (a) Breast 162
(3) Seen by Doctor 175 (b) Breast and bottle 23
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 58 (c) Bottle 27
(5) Seen by Doctor 47 (d) Ordinary diet 55
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 4258 Average no. of attendances 44.8
(2) Expectant Mothers. 109 Average no. of attendances 1.1
(3) Infants under 1 year 2641 Average no. of attendances 27.8
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 1536 Average no. of attendances 16.2
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year 1198
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 594
(7) Post-natal cases 1630
(8) Number of children weighed 3470
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 50
(2) Infants under 1 year 434
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 40
(2) Infants under 1 year 1528
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 1402
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.