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CLINICS.
Early in the year an additional session was commenced at the
Hale End Centre owing to the increased attendances. Draft plans
have been prepared for new clinics in both the Hale End and
Higham Hill areas.
Dr. Sheppard reports as follows:—
"There are seven welfare sessions held each week, five doctor's
and two weighing sessions. The average attendance is 96 per
session for babies and 19 for toddlers.
"There are no separate toddlers clinics in Walthamstow as it
has been found that the mothers prefer to attend the ordinary
welfares with their older ohildren. They have contracted the
excellent habit of devoting one afternoon at regular intervals to
the welfare, and they continue this practice until their child is
five years old. From the number of toddlers on our register it can
be seen that this is a very successful arrangement.
"The voluntary workers have continued to give faithful
service during the year.
"The Ante-Natal Clinic during >1937 continued as usual.
"The number of Ante-Natal cases who attended during the
year was 264, making 830 attendances, and the number of PostNatal
cases was 21, making 36 attendances."
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Services.

The total number of new patients attending the clinics represent
the following percentages of total notified births (live and
still):—
Ante-Natal, 55.7; Poet-Natal, 21.9.