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man of the Public Health Committee on 26-11-1925. The first
session at the new Centre following the opening- ceremony was
held on 2-12-1925.
Kennedy Hall, which had been used as a Centre since 1920
was vacated on 16-2-25 and another Centre opened on lease of
the Empress Hall, Ripple Road, for use on two afternoons per
1 week, the first session at Empress Hall being held 23-2-25.
Duri.ig the year it was proposed to devote a number of these
extra sessions to sewing and knitting classes, demonstrations in
model garments, and the sale of wool, the earlier part of the
meeting to be given up to baby-weighing, health talks, etc. It
was found, however, that the unavoidable absence of a mcdical
officer at many of these sessions was not followed by the success
which had been originally anticipated.
Eight hundred and twenty-nine births were visited and 2,990
re-visfts paid, being on an average 4.6 visits per child.during the
first year of life, while 1,242 visits were paid between 1 and 5
years.
To some extent the relatively fewer visits paid to older children
was due to diminished staff, a circumstance which it is hoped
will be rectified when the full number of health visitors is again
restored.

The addresses of 44 children who left the district were sent
to the Medical Officers of Health for the districts to which' they
had gone.
During the year the number of births and deaths of children
up to one year of age occurred as follows:—