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Extremely valuable assistance has been obtained during the
year from a Voluntary Committee called the Ealing Welfare Working
Party formed by the Mayoress, Mrs. Kimmitt, and other ladies,
two of whom, Mrs. Girdlestone and Mrs. Parry, are members of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee. These ladies meet
regularly at the Child Welfare Centre and make children's garments,
from patterns supplied by the Senior Health Visitor. These are
sold to the mothers at cost price or are distributed free to mothers
who are in necessitous circumstances. They have also made
demonstration sets of clothing to be sent to the schools for the
girls to copy at their usual sewing classes under the directions of
their teachers who are associating themselves with the Teachers
of Domestic Subjects in giving instruction to the older girls in
Infant Care and Management.
Teaching of Infant Care and Management to School Girls.—
Following on the issue of Circular 1353 by the Board of Education,
a report was submitted on the subject to the Education Committee.
This report which is printed below, was adopted by the Committee
and a beginning was made in what may prove a very profitable
work from the point of view of child welfare. There can be no
doubt that appropriate instruction on this subject, given at the age
when girls are very receptive to this kind of knowledge, will have
a very lasting effect and be the means of avoiding many mistakes
of the young mother during the early period of life of her baby.
"report to tile education committee."
"The Teaching of Infant Care and Management to
School Girls. Circular of the Board of
Education, 1353."
"As directed by the Committee I had a conference with the
Headmistresses of all the Girls' Schools and the Teachers of Domestic
Subjects.
"I was informed that the Teachers of Domestic Subjects have
been devoting a considerable amount of attention to teaching the
girls attending the Centres infant care and management, and the