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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
4a CENTRE (Partly Municipal and Partly Voluntary).
Crossways Mission Hall, New Kent Road.
District served by Centre TRINITY WARD.
Sessions held every Wednesday 10.0—12 2.0—4.30.
Medical Officer Dr. WALKER.
Health Visitor Miss W. SAYER.
Number of Births notified during the year 367
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 354
Number of Sessions held during the year 88
Number of new cases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers 5 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 217 (a) Breast 161
(3) Seen by Doctor 181 (b) Breast and bottle 32
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 137 (c) Bottle 23
(5) Seen by Doctor 106 (d) Ordinary diet 138
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 3311 Average no. of attendances 37.6
(2) Expectant Mothers 25 Average no. of attendances 0.3
(3) Infants under 1 year 1746 Average no. of attendances 19.9
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 1429 Average no. of attendances 16.2
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year . 1390
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 967
(7) Post-natal cases 1817
(8) Number of children weighed 3164
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 15
(2) Infants under 1 year 364
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 3
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 7
(2) Infants under 1 year 1318
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 1534
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
(2) Infants under 1 year 287
(3) Children 1 to 5 years . 252
Note.—A voluntary worker is one who is not paid a salary.