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Bromley 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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cause much morbidity and which in many cases are
aggravated by the lack of adequate home care.
Welfare Centres.
The Corporation maintains six welfare centres in the
Borough at which eight sessions are held weekly.
The following extracts of figures relate to the work carried out during the year 1934:—
| (a) | The total number of attendances at all centres during 1934 | 15,186 | |
| (i) By children under 1 year of age | 3,410 | ||
| (ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 | 11,776 | ||
| (b) | The total number of children who attended at the centres for the first time during 1934 | 607 | |
| (i) Children under 1 year of age | 391 | ||
| (ii) Children between the ages of 1 and 5 | 216 | ||
| (c) | Total number of children who were in attendance at the centres at the end of 1934 | 1,779 | |
| (i) Children under 1 year of age | 324 | ||
| (ii) Children between the ages of 1 and 5 | 1,455 | ||
The work accomplished by the centres is set out in
Appendix XIII. Apart from the increase of work caused
by the addition of the Hayes and Keston Welfare Centre,
an examination of the figures shows generally an increase
also in the volume of the work at the older established
centres.
No less than 1,779 babies' names appear on the registers,
and a total of 15,186 attendances were made by these
children. Care is taken not to retain on the registers
superfluous names, such as those children who have gone