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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
3b CENTRE (Municipal).
Lady Margaret Church Parish Room, Chatham Street.
District served by Centre:—The Northern half of All Saints' Ward and the portion of
St. George's Ward between East Street and New Kent Road.
Sessions held every Thursday 2.0—4.30.
Medical OfBeer Dr. G. B. MILLSON.
Health Visitor Miss A. C. COTTRILL.
Number of Births notified during the year 406
Number of individual children attending the Centre daring year 307
Number of Sessions held during the year 48
Number of new eases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers. 32 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 219 (a) Breast 177
(3) Seen by Doctor 182 (b) Breast and bottle 33
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 88 (c) Bottle 24
(5) Seen by Doctor 50 (d) Ordinary diet 73
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 3185 Average no. of attendances 66.4
(2) Expectant Mothers 34 Average no. of attendances 0.7
(3) Infants under 1 year 2199 Average no. of attendances 45.8
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 1002 Average no. of attendances 20.9
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year 906
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 431
(7) Post-natal cases 2687
(8) Number of children weighed 2679
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 80
(2) Infants under 1 year 546
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers —
(2) Infants under 1 year 1911
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 2056
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.