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During the year .1943, 1,162 individual expectant mothers
attended the Clinics. In addition 29 mothers attended for post-natal
advice.
In all 197 sessions were held during the year. The total number
of attendances of the 1,191 mothers mentioned above was 4,514,
giving an average of 3.8 attendances per patient. The average number
attending at each session was 22.9.
(ii) Infant Welfare Clinics.
Sessions for Infant Welfare also continued on the lines indicated
in my Interim Report for 1941, but the Rush Green and Victoria
Road Clinics transferred to the Rush Green and Victoria Road
Borough Restaurants respectively.
Full advantage was again taken of the National Milk Scheme
of the Ministry of Food, and, for this purpose, close co-operation
was maintained with the Local Food Office.
Vitamin preparations, in the form of fruit juices, and Cod
Liver Oil, continued to be distributed from each of the Child Welfare
Centres, as also from the Food Office, and Food Advice Centre in
South Street.
Furthermore, expectant mothers can now receive Orange Juice,
and Cod Liver Oil; the latter in liquid form, or in the form of tablets
of Concentrated Fish Liver Oil, as desired. These are obtainable
from the same sources as above.
Regarding the provision of Dried Milk, and other preparations,
not within the scheme of the Ministry of Food, there were 146
applications received during the year, 93 had to pay a proportion of
the cost, and the remaining 53 received free grants.
During 1943, 364 Child Welfare. Sessions were held, and the
following table gives a summary of the attendances:—