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They are spacious and well lit and are regarded as a
great improvement on the old Centre.
They were formally opened on the 18th November,
1946, by His Worship the Mayor and Mayoress in the
presence of Councillor Mrs.A.P.Bunn, the Chairman, and
members of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
HOME HELPS SERVICE (Home Helps and Domestic Helps).
Forty-two part-time helpers are on theCouncil's
panel and they arc paid 2/- an hour. The number of
persons receiving such help at the and of the year was
215 (6 of those being confinement cases) and 7088 attendances
were made to them during the year. Cases
are assessed according to the scale laid down by the Ministry of Health.
A full-time paid organiser is engaged and she made
354 visits to thehonos. Tho scheme is very popular
end is much appreciated. It is ringing groat headway,
so much so that two full-time clerks have been engaged
to assist her, more helpers arc on thepanel and much
more'Visiting is done.
SUNLIGIIT TREATMENT.
The arrangement with-the-L.C.C. to provide artificial
sunlight treatment at the Milo End Hospital for
children attending•the infant wolfare ccntres were
continued. Nine children received treatment, the
number of treatments being 76.
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