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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
4b CENTRE (Municipal).
Mission Hall, Lansdowne Place.
District served by Centre:—The Northern half of St. George's Ward and the streets
between Trinity Street and Tabard Street.
Sessions held every Friday 10.0—12. 2.0—4.30.
Medical Officer Dr. A. C. KIRKER.
Health Visitor Miss F. N. ADAIR.
Number of Births notified daring the year 298
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 372
Number of Sessions held during the year 94
Number of new eases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers 30 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 246 (a) Breast 185
(3) Seen by Doctor 227 (b) Breast aud bottle 35
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 126 (c) Bottle 34
(5) Seen by Doctor 107 (d) Ordinary diet 118
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 5359 Average no. of attendances 57.0
(2) Expectant Mothers 68 Average no. of attendances 0.7
(3) Infants under 1 year 3051 Average no. of attendances 32.5
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 2334 Average no. of attendances 24.8
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year 2046
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 1560
(7) Post-natal cases 4656
(8) Number of children weighed 3864
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 418
(2) Infants under 1 year 372
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 3
(2) Infants under 1 year 1621
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 2581
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.