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changing experiences with other health visitors, and so they
learn much that is of mutual benefit. They come back from
the course with added zeal for their work.
(c) The Work of the Welfare Centres. The Council's
welfare centres are six in number and are of two types. In
one type, arrangements have been made for the supervision
of children under five years of age, in the other, ante- and postnatal
clinics are held in addition. In the first type, a mother
is occasionally given advice concerning herself as a matter of
convenience. In this group are included the New Eltham,
North Woolwich and the Slade Centres ; in the latter group
are the Town Hall, Eltham and Plumstead Centres. Beresford
Street Centre is a voluntary one belonging to the first
group. It will be noted that in each of the three parishes
which comprise this Borough there is one Centre of each type.
At the end of the year 4 ante-natal and 17 infant consultation
and weighing sessions were being held each week.
In tabular form below are shown detailed statistics for
1928, and the consolidated statistics for the previous year.