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2.1

In necessitous cases, babies and nursing mothers are
provided with free milk on the recommendation of the presiding
medical officer.
Careful investigation is made into the circumstances of
each case to ascertain whether it falls within the approved
scale, and when recommended it is endorsed by the Medical
Officer of Health and approved by the Committee.
Dried milk is supplied at cost price.
There is an excellent Clothing Stall at which 45 mothers
have purchased garments during the year.
Owing to the move it was not possible to celebrate Baby
Week this year, but the Garden Party for Welfare Mothers
and Babies was held in the grounds of St. Peter's Vicarage
in July.
The sale of National Savings Certificates at the Centre
has been continued, with the result that 60 mothers have
invested £42 7s. 10d. during the year.
STAFF.
There has been no change in the Staff during the year.
The work of the Nurses both as Health Visitors and Infant
Life Protection Visitors 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, until May, when the Clinic was moved to Grange
Road, and the times of the meetings were changed to the
second and fourth Wednesday afternoons.
During the year 132 expectant mothers attended, making
291 visits to the Clinic, which is an average of 12 per
session as compared with 9 per session in the previous year.