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Feeding of Infants.
No. breast fed 915
“ artificially fed 105
" dead before visit by Health Visitor 6
" removed before visit by Health Visitor 27
" untraced 1
Infant Welfare Centres and Clinics. Details of the
work are given on page 22. On the 12th January the Centre
at 2, Salmon Lane was transferred to 673, Commercial Road
and the Ante-Natal Clinics held there were transferred to
2, Salmon Lane.
Dinners were supplied through the Londoner's Meals
Service on the grounds of health to expectant and nursing
mothers and to children under five years of age who were
in necessitous circumstances.
The number of dinners supplied was 362 to adults and
480 to children at a cost to the Borough Council of 38.4s.2d.
Sunlight Treatment was given at the Mile End Hospital
to 11 children who attended the infant welfare centres, the
number of treatments being 78.
Child Life Protection. 52 visits were made:-
To Foster mothers 7
" " children 26
" Other 19
The number of foster mothers receiving children for
reward at the end of June was seven with one child and two
with two children.
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One foster mother was guaranteed payment by the Borough
Council.
to 4th July 1948.
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