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CENTRES.
Particulars concerning some of the special activities of those individual Centres referred
to in the above table to which a definite area is assigned are given in the following paragraphs:—
St. Pancras School for Mothers, 1, Ampthill Square.
In addition to the consultations provided by the Council, interviews with parents
(apart from those otherwise recorded) numbered 1194. Other activities of this centre
include the following:—
Classes for Mothers.
At Health Talk classes there were 509 attendances; and at needlework, etc., classes,
771 attendances.
Dinners for Mothers and Children.
These are supplied at a very small charge for necessitous cases. Nursing and
expectant mothers were supplied with 2,670 dinners and young children with 1,306.
Observation Day Nursery.
This is for children attending the Centre who need special care. There were 1,682
attendances during the year, of which 411 were made by infants under one year of age, 729
by children from 1 to 2 years of age, and 542 by children from 2 to 5 years of age.
Dental Clinic.

This clinic is provided out of funds obtained from voluntary sources, except in so far as
allowance is made in the Council's annual grant.
The Dental Surgeon submits the following observations:—
The prevention of dental caries is possible if children of 2, 3 and 4 years are
regularly inspected.
The molar teeth may thus be preserved till 10 or 11 years, when they are
shed to be replaced by permanent teeth.
Mothers are usually willing to accept advice as to the preservation of the
temporary teeth.