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The sale of National Savings Certificates at the Centre
has been continued, with the result that 46 mothers have
invested £18 during the year.
Baby Week was held during the week commencing
Sunday, June 26th, when special announcements were made
in the local Churches and Sunday Schools.
The Centre was open to visitors on Tuesday and Friday,
when the Medical Officer of Health gave " talks," entitled
" Common Sense."
On Wednesday, a Garden Party was given at St.
Peter's Vicarage, the prizes for Mothercraft being
distributed by Miss Darke.
The Day Nursery in Canbury Park Road was open
daily to visitors.
(v) Health Visiting.
As a routine procedure the Health Visitors make their
first visits at the end of ten days in midwives' cases, and at
the end of the first month in doctors' cases.
Subsequent visits are paid every two months up to the
age of six months, then every quarter up to the age of two
years, and finally every six months up to the age of five.
These arrangements have been satisfactory.
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.
(vi) Children Act, 1908.
The duties imposed by the Children Act are entrusted
to the Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee of the
Public Health Committee.
The general procedure adopted was fully described in
the Annual Report for 1930.