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(d) POST-NATAL WORK
POST-NATAL CLINIC
One post-natal clinic is held at the Model Welfare Centre on the second and fourth
Wednesdays in each month. This clinic was established in 1931, and the following
table gives particulars of the first attendances and total visits for the year since its
nception.

This clinic continues to fulfil a very necessary function, but as yet it does not
deal with as many mothers as should normally attend for examination.
BREAST-FEEDING CLINIC
This clinic is held in the specially designed quarters adjoining the light clinic
in the new building at the rear of the model welfare centre. The clinic is open on
Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each week, and a mother can attend
as often as is necessary between these hours or, if advised to do so, she can spend the
whole day at the clinic. During the year 219 individual mothers attended the clinic
as compared with 263 in 1937. In 22 instances it was possible to establish total
restoration of breast feeding, and in another 126 instances a partial restoration was
effected. In 18 cases the establishment of breast milk was impossible. Five cases
were weaned for medical reasons and 127 cases required regulation only. Of the 219
cases, 27 attended because of over feeding of the children, and in 61 instances the
children were not receiving sufficient nourishment. Breasts were treated in 10
instances. Sixteen babies were admitted to the ward of the model welfare centre for
observation. During the year 27 visits were paid to persons who had defaulted.
PUERPERAL FEVER
Two cases of puerperal fever were notified during the year. The cases occurred
in hospital. During the year 17 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified. Further
notes on these conditions will be found on page 49.