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INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
(a) Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council
Open at 31. 12. 43.- 2
(b) Number of Centres provided and maintained by Voluntary
Associations. Open at 31. 12. 43.- Nil
(c) Total number of children under 5 years of age who first
attended at the Centres during the year and who, on the
date of their first attendance were -
(i)Under one year of age 1,264
(ii) Between the ages of one and five years 359
(d) Total number of children under 5 years of ago who attended
at the Centres during the year and who, at the end
of the year, were -
(i) Under one year of age 1,021
(ii) over one year of age 1,690
ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATALSERVICES. Ante - Post
Natal Natal
(a) Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics (whether held at
Infant Welfare Centres or at other premises)
(i) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by
the Council. Open on 31.12.43 2
(ii) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by
Voluntary Organisations, open at 31. 12. 43. 1 -
(iii)Total number of women who attended at the
Clinic during the year 1575 19
(b) Total number of expectant mothers ante - natally
examined and of eases post-natally examined during
the year, under arrangements made by the Council
with private medical practitioners, excluding cases
Included above. -
SUPPLY OF MILK AND FOOD.
(1) Otherwise than under the National Milk and Vitamins. Scheme.)
(1) Arrangements made for the provision of meals free or at reduced
price In necessitous cases for -
(a) Expectant mothers
(b) Nursing " Yes. - No cases applied.
(c) Children under 5 years of age
State whether special Dining Centres, British Restaurants, or
other Restaurants used:
Scheme approved in 1937 - meals to be taken at
School Feeding Centres.
(ii) Is other food (proprietary dried milk or vitamins.)
supplied to:-
(a) Expectant Mothers Yes
(b) Nursing Mothers Yes
(c) Children under 5 years of ago Yes
State whether supplied -
Free- or at less than cost price
in, necessitous cases Yes
At cost price in other cases. Yes.
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