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As will be seen from the Table there has again been an
increase in the attendances at the Centres, and in consequence
of this increase opportunities for observation of special cases
have been diminished and so it has been found necessary to
continue the consultations instituted last year at which the
Assistant Medical Officer sees special cases each morning by
appointment. At the Centres advice is given to nursing
and expectant mothers and to children under 5 years of age,
but the treatment has been limited to the use of such simple
remedies as grey powder and sodium citrate. No mothercraft
classes have been held during the year. More children
have been in attendance at the Centres during the year,
but the average number of attendances per year made by
each child has diminished.
In tabular form is shown below in Table No. 49 the number
of children on the roll of the Centres during the year 1921.
classified according to their year of birth, and it will be seen
that in the overcrowded Centres, namely, Town Hall and
Plumstead, the number of attendances per year compares
very unfavourably with the smaller Centres like New Eltham
and North Woolwich.