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arrival of either a doctor or a midwife. The proprietor of the Home
was warned by the County Medical Officer that in future she must
ensure the presence of a qualified midwife before the birth of any
baby in the Home, and against interference with any of the patients
in the home in respect of the nursing. A resident midwife has now
been engaged at this Home.
Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and for
Infants.
Under the Regulations of the Ministry of Health, during 1929,
131 mothers and infants were supplied with cow's milk free, 42 with
dried milk, and 3 with condensed milk.
A total of 9, 185½ quarts of cow's milk, 619 lbs. of dried milk,
and 73 tins of condensed milk were given free under the Regulations.
In 1928, 167 mothers and infants were supplied free with
cow's milk, 54 with dried milk, and 9 with condensed milk.
Infant Welfare Centres.
The Infant Welfare Centres have, as in previous years, been
carried on very economically owing to the (assistance which ladies in
the town have voluntarily given. At the Ilford Lane Centre one of
the ladies has carried on a clothing club since 1921, to which mothers
could contribute small sums weekly and withdraw the whole or part
of their contributions as necessity arose. During 1929 £15 14s. was
saved by 23 mothers.
In December I drew the Committee's attention to the large
number of children on the roll at the Infant Welfare Centres at
Valentines and Becontree, and reported that it was desirable that
an additional session should be opened for each of these Centres.
The number attending at the Valentines Centre made the work
difficult, and I considered that a new Centre should be established