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Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Infants.
76 families applied for free milk supplies, and it was
granted to 71. Each case is considered individually by the
Sub-Committee, and a full statement of income from all sources,
including pension and Guardian relief, children working, etc.,
has to be submitted by the applicant. This average was
exceeded in the 3 applications refused. 2 applications were
withdrawn, as the husbands had obtained work.
The following work was carried out in connection with the
Welfare Centres, by the
Dental Surgeon for the year ending December 23rd, 1925.
Mothers treated 29
„ Attendances for treatment 130
„ Teeth extracted 63
„ filled 15
„ other operations 27
„ Scalings 15
„ Dentures supplied 15
„ ,, repaired and re-modelled 6
„ other Prosthetic operations 82
Babies treated 64
Attendances for treatment 133
„ Teeth extracted 97
„ filled 45
„ Other operations 49
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During 1925, the record of work at the Centres is as
follows:—
Infant Welfare Consultations.
Queen's Hall
Centre.
Wandle Park
Centre.
Number held
49
49
Total number of attendances
2,573
1,782
Average number of attendances
52.5
36.4
Total number seen by Doctor
1,009
857
Ante-Natal Clinic Consultations.
Number held
19
Total number of attendances
97
Average number of attendances .
5.1
Classes for Mothers.
Number held
34
40
Total number of attendances
369
904
Average number of attendances
10.7
212.6
Subjects taught
Mothercraft
Needlework
Health Talks
Knitting
Mothercraft
Needlework
Health Talks
Elementary
Physiology