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During the year there were the following number of
attendances at the Centres:—
Attendances.
Meetings. New Cases. Total.
Eden Street 51 149 2,747
Washington Road 49 60 960
The Health Visitors paid the following number of home
visits:—
First Visits.. Total Visits.
Expectant Mothers 54 74
Infants under one year 558 1,810
Children, one to five years — 2,212
Incidental and Infectious — 545
Dr. Winifred Warner attended each Centre once a week,
and much valuable help is given by many voluntary lady
workers.
In necessitous cases, babies and nursing mothers are
provided with free milk, on the advice of Dr. Warner, and
dried milk, etc., is supplied at cost price.
At the Eden Street Centre there is an excellent Clothing
Stall, where 41 mothers have purchased 150 garments during
the year.
This stall is of considerable educational value, since use
is made of it to illustrate the correct garments and methods
of making them.
Baby Week was held from July 1st to 7th, when the
Infant Welfare Centres and Day Nursery were open to
visitors on certain days.
This was preceded by a Shop Window Display during
the week commencing June 18th, and a film entitled "Empire
Builders "exhibited at the Picture Theatre, Richmond
Road, on June 20th.
The following programme was carried out at the Library
Hall in the evenings during Baby Week:—
July 2nd.—Lantern Lecture: "Flies," by Dr. E. W.
Matthews, Medical Officer of Health.
July 3rd.—Social Evening, including Health Plays by
School Children and entertainment by Parents.
July 5th.—Film and Lecture: "A Brush with the
Enemy,"by Mr. F. S. Steadman.
July 6th.—Lantern Lecture: "Milk, from Cow to Consumer,"
by Mr. Harold T. Perry, Chief Sanitary
Inspector.