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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
6b CENTRE (Municipal).
St. Mary's Girls' Club, Union Street.
District served by Centre ST. SAVIOUR'S WARD.
Sessions held every Monday 10.0—12. 2.0—4.30.
Medical Officer Dr. A. C. KIRKER.
Health Visitor Mrs. M. E.GEORGE.
Number of Births notified during the year 282
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 363
Number of Sessions held during the year 90
Number of new cases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers 84 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 247 (a) Breast 205
(3) Seen by Doctor. 204 (b) Breast and bottle 17
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 116 (c) Bottle 26
(5) Seen by Doctor 81 (d) Ordinary diet 115
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 4064 Average no. of attendances 45.2
(2) Expectant Mothers 120 Average no. of attendances 1.3
(3) Infants under 1 year 2321 Average no. of attendances 25.8
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 1630 Average no. of attendances 181
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year 1250
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 704
(7) Post-natal cases 1632
(8) Number of children weighed 3082
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 43
(2) Infants under 1 year 283
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 3
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 59
(2) Infants under 1 year 1755
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 1820
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.