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Medical Officer's Consultations.
Infants 2,298
Nursing Mothers 388
Ante-Natal 731
3,417
Total attendance of children at the Centre 6,675
Individual children who attended 750
Average weekly attendance of children 133.5
Total attendance of nursing mothers 1,351
Individual nursing mothers who attended 247
Average weekly attendance of nursing mothers 27.0
Total attendance of expectant mothers 763
Individual expectan t mothers who attended 206
Average weekly attendance of expectant mothers 14.9
During the year 398 urinary analyses were made.
The Health Visitor, assisted by ladies who very kindly
volunteer their services, a private nurse and a nurse from the
Maternity Home managed 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 44 expectant mothers and 164 nursing mothers and
infants during the year :—
Dried Milk, £333 17s. Id.; Fresh Milk, £9 10s. 4d.