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Infant Welfare Clinics
Appreciation of the services available to the mother with her
new baby is shown by the reasonably high attendances at the infant
welfare clinics. The reassuring advice and support given to the
mother during the early weeks help her to gain the necessary confidence
in the handling of her baby. Once the confidence has been
achieved, visits to the clinic are quite naturally less frequent
Attendances at the Swains Lane Clinic show a marked improvement
over the previous year, indicating that a clinic is necessary in
this district. This clinic is a temporary one and gives an adequate
service, but (1) it is outside our area and hence is inconveniently
situated for the majority of the puolic it is intended to serve;
(2) the large hall which is used for a great deal of the clinic
activities is also constantly in use during the evenings by various
organisations connected with the Congregational Church; (3) all clinic
equipment has to be set out before and stored away at the end of
each clinic session. This results in some of the health visitors'
time and energy being expended on work which is too heavy and outside
her professional skills.