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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE MATERNITY
AND CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
Dr. Maclaren reports as follows:—
The work of Maternity and Child Welfare is carried on under
the provisions of the Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918.
The clauses of this Act were set out in the report for 1930.
Staff.
The staff of the Centre at present consists of the Assistant
Medical Officer in charge, one temporary part-time Medical
Officer, seven Health Visitors, three Clerks and one St. John's
Ambulance Nurse who attends five clinics per week.
Infant Welfare Clinics.
Times and places at which Infant Welfare Clinics are held
are shown on page 31.
There are seven of these clinics held weekly. At five
two Doctors and two Health Visitors attend, at the remaining
two one Doctor and one Health Visitor are present.
Assistance is also given by one voluntary worker. Owing to the
increasing number of attendances of infants at the centres it was
found necessary to make arrangements for a St. John's Ambulance
Nurse to attend five sessions per week in order to relieve the
Nursing Staff.
To obviate overcrowding arrangements have been made for
extra accommodation at the following Infant Welfare Centres:—
Masterman Road.
Plashet Grove.
Manor Park.
Attendances at Infant Welfare Clinics:—
Number of general clinics held during the year 346
Number of individual children who attended the
clinics 3,820
Total number of attendances 26,256
Total number of children who attended the clinic
for the first time during the year—
1. Children under 1 year 1,190
2. Children between the ages of 1—5 years 550