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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
6c CENTRE (Partly Municipal and Partly Voluntary).
St. George the Martyr Parish Room, Borough High Street.
District served by Centre:—A part of St. Michael's Ward.
Sessions held every Monday 2.0—4.30.
Medical Officer Dr. VERNON.
Health Visitor Miss OXLEY.
Number of Births notified during the year 161
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 175
Number of Sessions held during the year . 40
Number of new cases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers 2 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 130 (a) Breast 91
(3) Seen by Doctor 89 (b) Breast and bottle 22
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 45 (c) Bottle 17
(5) Seen by Doctor 31 (d) Ordinary diet 45
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 268 Average no. of attendances 6.7
(2) Expectant Mothers 30 Average no. of attendances 0.7
(3) Infants under 1 year 994 Average no. of attendances 24.8
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 766 Average no. of attendances 19.1
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year 499
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 317
(7) Post-natal cases 484
(8) Number of children weighed 1629
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 19
(2) Infants under 1 year 140
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 1
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 115
(2) Infants under 1 year 1496
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 1826
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.