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The number of children seen by Dr. Miller at the Centres
during the year was 1,619, of whom 752 were infants and 867 children
of from 1 to 5 years.
Of the 25 infantile deaths which occurred during the year in
only 7 cases had the baby been brought to one of the Centres.
An Ante-Natal Clinic was held at the White Hart Lane Centre
on Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings throughout the year.
The number of expectant mothers who attended during the year
was 538.
Twenty-eight women were sent to Maternity Hospitals for
confinement under the normal hospital arrangements made by
the Council, while 102 were sent to Maternity Homes or Hostels
in reception areas under the Government Evacuation Scheme.
The Council Midwives attended 254 births in the Borough
during the year.
HOME VISITING.
The Health Visitors made a total of 4,724 visits during the
year. Of these 333 were ante-natal visits to expectant mothers,
1,878 to babies under 1 year of age and 2,513 to children of from
1 to 5 years. They also continued to act as Infant Life Protection
Visitors visiting all licensed foster-mothers and foster-children at
regular intervals. There were 6 foster-mothers and 8 foster-children
on the register at the end of the year.
Free Food.
Free food, consisting of dried milk and cod liver oil and malt
"was issued during the year to necessitous expectant and nursing
mothers attending the Centres at a cost of £56 10s. 5d.
Cod liver oil and fruit juices were issued at the Child Welfare
Centres by the staff of the Local Food Office.