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Bateriological facilities can be provided through the
Clinical Research Association.
8. The Medical Officers and Health Visitors have
always the value of the educational side in mind, and that
their efforts have had effect is clearly seen by the growth
of attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinic.
Co-operation with the Kingston Nursing Association,
the Kingston Day Nursery, Central Aid Society and other
voluntary bodies has been secured.
9. Many women from the Borough elect to enter the
Kingston and District Hospital for their confinements.
These cases attend the Ante-Natal Clinic of the Hospital, a
procedure which complies with the recommendations of the
Ministry's Memorandum.
10. During the year 148 expectant mothers attended,
making 340 visits to the Clinic, which is an average of 14
per session as compared with 12 per session in the previous
year.
(iv) The Centre.
The Centre is held at the School Clinic in Grange Road,
which was described in last year's Annual Report.
As before, the meetings are held on Tuesdays and
Fridays, when Dr. Olive Aubrey attends, and much valuable
help is given bv many voluntary workers.

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 33 mothers
have purchased 76 garments during the year.