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Maternity and Child Welfare.
This table shows a considerable increase in the work
during the year, 7,668 visits in 1920 compared with
4,226 in 1919 and 653 interviews in 1920, compared with
320 in the previous year.
It is desirable to draw attention to the number of
interviews recorded. They take place at the
Welfare Centre and arise when the mothers desire
to consult the Health Visitors urgently, at other than
the regular times of medical consultations, concerning
their own or their children's health, or when they are
seeking information regarding medical or other aid
for themselves or their children. These interviews,
which have proved most useful, have shown the
desirability of having the Centre open all day,
and of having there some responsible person who can
give advice of a hygienic nature and at the same time
answer enquiries.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE DISTRICT.
Staff.
The inspectorial staff consists of the Chief Sanitary
Inspector and two District Inspectors. The Chief
Inspector deals particularly with the inspection of
meat and other foods, and the inspection of dairies,
cowsheds and milkshops, and also supervises the work
of the District Inspectors, whom he assists or advises
and from whom he takes over any work which he or
the Medical Officer of Health considers of such importance
as to require his own personal attention. All
the general sanitary work of the district is divided between
the two District Inspectors, the one dealing with
the Northern and the other the Southern half of the
Borough.