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Infant and Child Welfare Sessions.
Bexleyheath.
Total number of attendances: —
(a) By children under one year of age 525G
(b) By children between one and five years 201T
Average attendance 76
Numbei of children attending for the firsttime:
Under one yeai of age 383
Between one and five years 120
Number of children medically examined 2072
Welling.
Total number of attendances: —
(a) By children under one year of age 6169
(b) By children between one and five years 3274
Average attendance 68
Numbei' of children attending for the first time:
Under one year of age 473
Between one and five 144
Number of children medically examined 1863
These numbers do not include children who
have previously attended a Centre in
another district.
The Welling Clinic was enlarged during the year
providing additionally a toddlers' room, and a nurses'
consultation room.
The work at the clinics could not have been maintained
in view of the large number of children attending
but for the help given by Voluntary workers, an!
our thanks are hereby expressed.
Bexley.
The building of the new Clinic at Bexley, in
Murchison Avenue was commenced during the year, and
opened early in 1938.
Births (Registered).
1937
1936
1935
1934
Live births
1,319
1,282
1,045
819
Still births
53
42
27
25
36