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Tuesday, July 9th.—Entertainment by Welfare Centre
mothers. Chairman, Councillor Turk.
Wednesday, July 10th.—Garden Party for Infant
Welfare mothers only. Prize distribution by
Councillor Frazer Nash.
Thursday, July 11th.—Lecture, " Maternity and Child
Welfare: What it Means to the Town," by Miss
Dorothy Dodd. Chairman, His Worship the Mayor
(Councillor W. E. Blake Carn).
The Centres again competed in the National Welfare
and Baby Week Mothercraft Competition, gaining 6th
place, which is extremely creditable. Certificates were
awarded to five parents, two obtaining honours.
The Annual Winter Tea and Entertainment was held
at each Centre early in the year.
The " Mothers' Committee," which is composed of
mothers of children no longer in arms, continued to function,
and concentrated upon increasing the social services
at the Centres.
Short " talks " to the mothers have been given regularly
throughout the year.
STAFF.
It was my sorrowful duty to report the sudden death,
on September 8th, of Dr. Winifred Warner, who had presided
at the Infant Welfare Centres ever since they were
taken over by the Corporation in 1918.
Dr. Olive Aubrey was appointed to fill the vacancy,
and in December Dr. Ruth Townshend was appointed
special Medical Officer for Ante-Natal work only.
Miss E. Riley terminated her appointment as half-time
Health Visitor on October 18th, having obtained the post of
Tuberculosis Health Visitor to Bermondsey.
Miss L. G. Salway was appointed to fill the vacancy,
and took up her duties on November 19th.
Miss R. Bartter tendered her resignation, to take effect
at the end of the year, and obtained the post of Health
Visitor to Buckhurst Hill.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
There are now very few unnotified births.
A letter, embodying an extract of the Act, asking for
an explanation of failure to notify the birth is sent to the
father of the child in every instance of an unnotified birth.