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Every effort is made by the Health Visiters to arrange
for all mothers confined at home to attend, the Post-Natal
Clinics for medical examination, but the majority of
mothers in the absence of symptons which may not appear
until later, think they are fit and well, and fail to
attend.
(c) INFANT WELFARE SERVICES,
(i) Domiciliary Visits.
The initial visit by a Health Visitor is paid to
all infants 12-14 days after confinement where a midwife
has been in attendance, or where the confinement
took place in the Kingston County Hospital, and 28 days
after the birth where a General Practitioner was in attendance.
Advice is given by the Health Visitor' on infant feeding
hygiene, and general management of mother and infant.
Further visits are paid according to the domestic
circumstances. Where a family doctor is in attendance,
no further visits are made unless by request of the
mother. In a majority of cases, visits are made every
month, or more often if necessary, during the first six
months, and every two months at one year, and every three
months between one and five years. More frequent visits
are made where there are difficulties, infant feeding or
illness.
Regular visits at intervals of one to three months,
according to circumstances, are made between the ages of
one to five years.
Every effort is made to find children who have entered
the Borough since their birth and regular visits
are also made to these cases.

(ii) Infant Welfare Clinics
Two Clinics wore hold weekly at both the Health Centre
and Latchmere School. The Medical Officer of Health or
his Assistant attend all these Clinics, examine the children
regularly and advise regarding infant feeding etc.
The following table shows the number of sessions hold,
the number of now cases seen, subsequent visits made, and
the numbers Boon by the Medical Officer.
The following table shows the number of sessions held,
the number of new cases seen, subsequent visits made, and
the numbers seen by the Medical Officer.