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deavour, whenever possible, to give some simple
advice on the choice and preparation of food, not
only with a view to the patient's own welfare,
but that of his or her family.
I should like to express my appreciation of the
valuable aid to my work rendered by the Assistant
Health Visitor. The work, which has for its object
the improvement of the health of the children in
their homes, tends to increase and multiply in
many ways, especially with the growth of agencies
both voluntary and official, aiming at the welfare
of child-life. It is before all things essential that
the Health Visitor, going as she does, day by day,
into the homes of the people, should keep her
work in touch with these agencies. For want
of this co-operation a great deal of valuable time
and effort is wanted in social work. But it takes
up time and necessitates much letter-writing. It
is, however, one of the characteristics of health
visiting that the more work one does the more
work one creates to do. One visit paid may reveal
conditions which necessitates five or six or
even ten or twenty future visits.
I found Miss Chappie's assistance of great value
with the re-visits, and with some of the routine
visiting after births; her help on Consultation
days in weighing the babies was of great service.
She began work here on November 28th, 1910,
and between that time and April 11th, when she
resigned her temporary appointment on having obtained
an appointment at Taunton, she paid 448
visits.