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Maternity and Child Welfare.
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The following is a Summary of the Work of the Welfare
Centre during the year.
Number of children on register at the end of year 1,135
Mothers visiting Centre for the first time 732
Children visiting Centre for the first time 732
Total attendances made by mothers 4,367
Total attendances made by children 4,915
Average attendances of mothers each afternoon 29
Average attendance of children each afternoon 33
Number of Consultations by Medical Officer 1,825
Average number of children seen by Medical
Officer each afternoon 14
Children referred to School Clinic for treatment:
Nose and Throat 14
Eyes 7
Teeth 18
Mothers referred for Dental treatment to School
Clinic 11
Mothers supplied with artificial dentures 9
Children referred to King Edward Hospital for
minor operations 40
Children admitted to King Edward Hospital as
indoor patients 19
Children referred to special London Hospitals 12
Mothers attending Ante-Natal Clinic:
First visits 127
Re-visits 143
Number of Consultations by Consultant at
Centre 137
Aid provided for mothers at confinement:
Consultant aid-cases 8
Medical aid-cases 13
Midwives-cases 27
Home Helps-cases 32