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Miss A. G. Gumbleton was then appointed and took up
her duties on June 2nd.
The work of the Health Visitors has been further increased
by their appointment as Infant Life Protection
Visitors under the Children Act, 1908.
Their work has been most ably carried out under the
direction of Miss A. Gill.
ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
The Ante-Natal Clinic was held on the first and third
Tuesday in each month at the School Clinic, Bonner Hill
Road. During the year 107 expectant mothers attended,
making 220 visits to the Clinic, which is an average of 9
per session.
The Kingston Nursing Association continue to support
the Clinic by sending their cases, but Midwives in private
practice still appear reluctant to advise their patients to
attend.
Many women from the Borough now arrange to enter
the Kingston and District Hospital for confinements and receive
Ante-Natal care at the Hospital Clinic.
Dr. Ruth Townshend is the presiding Medical Officer
under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health.
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.
THE UNMARRIED MOTHER.
The care of unmarried mothers and their illegitimate
children is undertaken by the Kingston, Surbiton and District
Voluntary Society, which is affiliated to the Southwark
Diocesan Association for Rescue and Preventive Work.
The Local Branch Shelter is at No. 18, Richmond Park
Road. Unmarried expectant mothers are admitted to the
home about two or three months before full term, or later
if desired.