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1 wish once again to thank the members of the Sutton Branch of the
Voluntary Aid Detachment for their most valuable and regular help throughout
the year.
Otorrhœa Clinic.
The Otorrhea Clinic is held at the Model Welfare Centre every morning,
Saturday included, from 10 to 11. The useful work of this Clinic has been
continued throughout the year.
The Assistant Medical Officer of Health is responsible for the general
supervision of the work and sees all patients once a week. Treatment is carried
out by a Nurse supplied by the Shoreditch and Bethnal Green Nursing
Association. A Health Visitor attends also, on the day of the doctor's visit
and she assists in the general arrangement of the Clinics at other times.

Breast Feeding Clinic.
This Clinic was opened in 1929 for the purpose of giving instruction to
mothers with regard to breast feeding. To those working at the Welfare
Centres it had become apparent that ignorance often leads mothers to fail
altogether, or after a short effort, to breast feed their babies.
In spite of the advance in knowledge of artificial feeding, it remains as
true as ever that the natural food is the best, and the work of this Clinic has
proved that with skilled guidance and perseverance breast feeding can
generally be maintained and frequently re-established.
The Clinic is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, and a mother can attend as often as necessary between these hours,
or if advised to do so, can spend the day at the Clinic.
Dr. McGregor is in medical charge, and the routine work is carried out
by Sister Christey (S.R.N., C.M.B.) assisted by Miss Grist, who is a
Norland trained Nurse.
During 1931 the number of individual mothers who attended the Clinic
was 271, and the total number of attendances 1,016. In arriving at the latter