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The number of individuals in receipt of milk or dinner allowances was 783 at
the beginning of the year ; it rose to 848 in February, but fell to 723 in August, and,
by the end of the year, it had again risen to 774.
SEWING CLASSES.
Two classes are held each week—one at the Model Welfare Centre on Thursday
afternoon and one at the School for Mothers on Monday afternoon. These classes
fulfil a most useful purpose, as many young girls in Shoreditch work in factories
when they leave school and are ignorant of needlecraft when they marry.
The attendances at the sewing classes during the last ten years were as
follows :—
Model Welfare
28, Herbert Street. Centre.
1927 484 592
1928 463 549
1929 319 526
1930 416 595
1931 357 593
1932 378 633
1933 560 573
1934 606 637
1935 478 875
1936 459 1,039
NATIONAL PARENTCRAFT COMPETITION.
During the year the number of entries for the National Parentcraft and Health
Week Competitions was 275.
For several years mothers and fathers have been encouraged to enter for these
competitions and have acquired much of their knowledge on maternity and child
welfare matters at the centres.
It is with pleasure that I mention the result of the National Parentcraft Competition
held in May. In this competition Shoreditch was awarded the Silver Medal for
all England. The successes included 5 Honours Certificates, 7 First Class Certificates
and 2 Second Class Certificates. The Silver Medal referred to was presented to the
Chairman of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee (Alderman Miss E. Kellett),
on behalf of the Council, by Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary
to the Ministry of Health, at the National Conference on Maternity and Child Welfare
which was held at Liverpool on 1st July.
VOLUNTARY WORKERS.
It is fitting to close this section of the report with an expression of appreciation
of the services of those ladies who have attended voluntarily for the purpose of
assisting with the work of the various centres and clinics.