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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
The scheme in operation for the care of children under
five years of age and for expectant and nursing mothers continues
as in previous years and consists of health education
in the home by the Health Visitors and medical supervision of
the mothers and children at the various Health Centres.
INFANT WELFARE:
During the year the Health Visitors paid the following
number of visits:—
To expectant mothers:—
First Visits 1063
Total Visits 1556
To Children under 1 year:—
First Visits 2166
Total Visits 6312
To Children between ages of 1 and 5 years:—
Total Visits 5228
TOTAL 13096
Infant Welfare Sessions continue to be held at the five
permanent Health Centres but for the convenience of the
mothers accompanying the children to these sessions, a number
of subsidiary Centres are in use. It will be seen from
Table VII that the number of attendances by children increased
from 55,282 in 1945 to 61,203, an increase of approximately
6,000. This necessitated the establishment of
additional sessions, a process which could with advantage be
further extended when more medical and health visiting staff
are available. The Child Welfare Services are closely
integrated with the School Health Services being under the
administrative control of the same Committee and the same
Officers operating the Services throughout, The various forms