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Every effort is made by the Health Visitors 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 symptoms which may not appear
until later, think thoy aro fit and well, and fail to
attond.
(c ) INEANT WELFARE SERVICES.
(i) Domiciliary Visits.
The initial visit by a Health Visitor is paid to all
infants 12 - 14 days aftor confinomont whoro a midwifo has
boon in attondanco, or whoro tho confinement took placo
in tho Kingston County Hospital, and 28 days aftor the
birth whoro a General Practitioner was in attendance.
Advico is given by the Health Visitor on infant
feeding hygiene, and general management of mother and
infant.
Further visits are paid according to tho domestic
circumstances. Where a family doctor is in attendance,
no further visits are made unless by request of tho
mothor. In a majority of cases, visits are mode every
month, or more often if nooessary, during tho first sir
months, and every two months at one year, .md every three
months between one and five years. More frequent visits
are mado where there are difficulties, infant feeding or
illness.
Regular visits at intervals of one to three months,
according to circumstancos, are made betwocn tho ages of
one to fivo years.
Every effort is mado to find children who have
ontorod tho Borough sinco their birth and regular visits
arc also mado to those casos.

(ii) Infant Welfare Clinics.
Two Clinics wcro held weekly at both the Hoalth
Centre and Latchmorc School. The Medical Officer of
Health or his Assistant attend all these Clinics, examine
tho childron regularly and advise regarding infant feeding,
otc.
The following table shows tho number of sessions
held, tho number of now c^.sos seen, subsequent visits
mado, and tho numbers seen by the Medical Officer:-
The following table shows the number of sessions
hold, tho number of now cases seen, subsequent visits
made, and tho numbers seen by the Medical Officer:-