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Total attendance of children at the Centre 5,910
Individual children who attended 680
Average weekly attendance of children 115.8
Total attendance of nursing mothers 1,313
Individual nursing mothers who attended 219
Average weekly attendance of nursing mothers 25.7
Total attendance of expectant mothers 812
Individual expectant mothers who attended 199
Average weekly attendance of expectant mothers 15.3
During the year 468 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 50 expectant mothers and 161 nursing mothers and
infants during the year :—
Dried milk : £309 14s. Id. ; Fresh milk : £11 3s. 9d.
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 £272 14s. 3½d.