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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
5 CENTRE (Partly Municipal and Partly Voluntary).
56, Lambeth Road.
District served by Centre :—A part of St. Jude's and St. Michael's Wards.
Sessions held every Tuesday and Friday 2.0—4.30.
Medical Officer Dr. DOROTHY SHEPHEED.
Health Visitor Miss McCURDY.
Number of Births notified during the year 331
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 406
Number of Sessions held during the year 90
Number of new cases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers 62 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 276 (a) Breast 206
(3) Seen by Doctor 231 (b) Breast and bottle . 27
(4) Children 1 to 5 year 130 (c) Bottle 32
(5) Seen by Doctor 83 (cL) Ordinary diet 141
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 3022 Average no. of attendances 33.6
(2) Expectant Mothers 113 Average no. of attendances 1.3
(3) Infants under 1 year 1846 Average no. of attendances 20.5
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 1402 Average no. of attendances 15.6
(6) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year 1060
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 694
(7) Post-natal cases 1642
(8) Number of children weighed 3054
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 125
(2) Infants under 1 year 172
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 2
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 155
(2) Infants under 1 year 795
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 945
Total number of 1st visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 130
(2) Infants under 1 year 160
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 8
Total number of re-visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 180
(2) Infants under 1 year 967
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 1458
Attendances at Sewing Classes, &c. 771
„ Toddlers' Dinners . 563
Note.—A voluntary worker is one who is not paid a salary.