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Total attendance of children at the Centre 5,102
Individual children who attended 592
Average weekly attendance of children 102.0
Total attendance of nursing mothers 1,350
Individual nursing mothers who attended 235
Average weekly attendance of nursing mothers 27.0
Total attendance of expectant mothers 723
Individual expectant mothers who attended 248
Average weekly attendance of expectant mothers 14-1
During the year 390 urinary analyses were made.
The Health Visitor, assisted by ladies who very kindly
volunteer their services, and a Nurse from the Maternity Home,
manage the weighing, record cards, and distribution of food
and drugs.
Dried milk is supplied at cost price to mothers and
children attending the Centre, and, in necessitous cases, fresh
and dried milk are provided free.
The following amounts were expended in supplying milk
gratis to 46 expectant mothers and 135 nursing mothers
and infants during the year :—
Dried Milk : £231 14s. 8d. ; Fresh Milk : £6 5s. Od.
Malt Extract and Cod Liver Oil, Virol, Ovaltine, Lactagol,
etc., are also supplied free or at cost price.
The cash receipts for Dried Milk sold were £274 7s. 7d.