View report page

16
The attendances at the Centre in the Alexandra Park area
numbered 3,287 as compared with 3,022 in 1937 and 2,699 in 1936.
The number of individual children brought to the Centres
during the year was 1,616 of whom 833 were infants under 1 year
of age and 783 of from 1 to 5 years of age.
The number of children seen by Dr. Miller at the Centres
during the year was 1,481. 751 of these were infants under
12 months of age who made 2,746 attendances, while 730 were
children of 1 to 5 years of age and their attendances numbered
1,990.
Of the 25 infantile deaths which occurred during the year, in
only 3 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
352, and the total attendances made numbered 1,467.
The remainder of the Tuesday afternoon Clinic was allotted to
post-natal cases, the number seen being 33 and the attendances 40.
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 varying number of children have at least one medical
inspection before attaining school age.
The number of attendances during the year was 181.
Maternity Hospital Provision.
Arrangements are in force with three hospitals, namely, the
Mothers' Hospital, Clapton, the Royal Northern Hospital, Hollo-