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The number of children brought to the Centres was 1,931, of
whom 1,204 were infants under 1 year of age and 727 of from 1 to 5
years of age.
The number of children seen by Dr. Miller at the Centres during
the year was 1,862, of whom 1,187 were infants and 675 children
of from 1 to 5 years of age.
Of the 31 infantile deaths which occurred during the year in
only 8 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
478.
The Council Midwives attended 238 births in the Borough
during the year.
Forty-five women were sent to Maternity Hospitals for confinement
under the normal hospital arrangements made by the
Council while 63 were sent to Maternity Homes or Hostels in
reception areas under the Government Evacuation Scheme.
HOME VISITING.
The Health Visitors made a total of 4,961 visits during the
year. Of these 389 were ante-natal visits to expectant mothers,
2,148 to babies under 1 year of age, and 2,424 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 9 foster-mothers and 9 foster-children
on the register at the end of the year.
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Free Food
Free food, consisting of dried milk and cod liver oil emulsion
was issued during the year to necessitous expectant and nursing
mothers attending the Centres at a cost of £36 9s. 8d.
Cod liver oil and fruit juice were issued at the Child Welfare
Centres by the staff of the Local Food Office.