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unavoidably lost in these cases, and having no true value
as a contribution to health visiting work are not included
in the tabulation of statistics.
Welfare Centres.
The Corporation provides five welfare centres in the
Borough, at which seven sessions are now held weekly.
During the year under review, however, six sessions were
held weekly, and the following extracts of figures relate
to the work carried out during these sessions:—
(a) The total number of attendances at all
centres during 1932 13,138
(i) By children under 1 year
of age 3,991
(ii) By children between the
ages of 1 and 5 9,147
(b) The total number of children
who attended at the centres
for the first time during 1932 576
(i) Children under 1 year of
age 358
(ii) Children between the ages
of 1 and 5 218
(c) Total number of children who
were in attendance at the
centres at the end of 1932 1,421
(i) Children under 1 year 289
(ii) Children between the ages
of 1 and 5 1,132
The work accomplished by these centres is set out
in detail in the statistical table given in Appendix XIII
I have already referred in the introduction of this Report
to the invaluable work done by the Voluntary Workers
at the Centres, and too much cannot be said in praise of
this voluntary effort.