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The attendances in 1936, were 16,867 and in 1935, 15,308.
The attendances at the Centre in the Alexandra Park area
numbered 3,022, as compared with 2,699 in 1936 and 2,380 in
1935.
The number of individual children brought to the Centres
during the year was 1,543, of whom 795 were infants under 1 year
of age, and 748 of from 1 to 5 years of age.
The number of children seen by Dr. Miller at the Centres
during the year was 1,492. 782 of these were infants under 12
months of age who made 2,872 attendances, while 710 were children
of 1 to 5 years of age and their attendances numbered 2,034.
Of the 32 infantile deaths which occurred during the year in
only 8 cases had the baby been brought to one of the Clinics.
Ante-Natal Clinic.
An Ante-Natal Clinic was held at the White Hart Lane Centre
every 'Friday afternoon, and for one hour' on Tuesday afternoons.
The number of expectant mothers seen by the Medical Officer was
268, and the total attendances made numbered 1,062.
The remainder of the Tuesday afternoon Clinic was allotted
to post-natal cases, the number seen being 43 and the attendances
63.
Toddlers' Clinic.
A special Clinic for Toddlers has been held one afternoon per
month throughout the year, where children between the ages of
two and five years are subject to medical inspection. By this
means a considerable proportion of children have at least one
medical inspection before attaining school age.
The number of attendances during the year was 246.