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Medical Officer's Consultations. 1946 1947
Infants 1,691 2,163
Nursing Mothers 466 532
Ante-Natal 1,530 1,251
Post-Natal 174 204
3,861 4,150
Health Visitors' Consultations.
Children 8,852 11,046
Weighing of Children 8,421 10,649
Nursing Mothers 2,981 3,802
Expectant Mothers 1,124 932
Test feeds 227 241
Scabies 37 8
Miscellaneous 208 97
Total attendance of Children at the Centre 8,852 11,046
Individual Children who attended 1,147 1,309
Average weekly attendance of Children 171.3 212.4
Total attendance of Nursing Mothers 2,981 3,802
Individual Nursing Mothers who attended 331 404
Average weekly attendance of Nursing Mothers 57.7 73.1
Total attendance of Expectant Mothers 1,530 1,251
Individual Expectant Mothers who attended 449 368
Average weekly attendance of Expectant Mothers 29.4 24.0
Total attendance of Post-Natal Mothers 174 204
Individual Post-Natal Mothers who attended 149 165
Average weekly attendance of Post-Natal Mothers 3.3 3.9
Dried Milk and other foods for mothers and children are sold at cost price,
and during 1947 the receipts totalled £1,382 16s. 7d.
Day Nursery.
Accommodation is provided at 214, Anerley Road, for 20 children 0—2
years and 25 children between 2—5 years.
The attendances were as follows :—
Tolal A verage A verage daily
0—2 2—5 attendances daily attendance
years years attendance (excl. Sats.)
Opened 303 days 3,197 6,478 9,675 31.93 36.84
The highest daily attendance (excluding Saturdays) was 45 and the lowest 25.
The Saturday attendances were well below the average for the other days of the
week.
The highest average monthly attendance (excluding Saturdays) was 39.90
in December and the lowest 33.80 in August.
During January, the occurrence of Measles among the children resulted in
decreased attendances.
Sessions for the routine medical inspection of the children were held once
every four weeks,
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