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I. COHEN, l.d.s., r.c.s. (eng.),
Dental Surgeon.
VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES AND HELPERS.
The Isleworth Nursing Association and the Osterley, North Hounslow and Heston Nursing
Association are the only Voluntary Societies in direct contact with the Council's Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme.
Special mention must be made of the undermentioned for services rendered at the Welfare
Clinics, and also for gifts of prams, toys, clothing, etc., which are given to the other mothers:—
Mrs. Gould, Mrs. Waters, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. Bull, Mrs. Scanes, Mrs.O'Sullivan,
Mrs. Jacklin, Mrs. Goff, Mrs. Northcote, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs. Hunt and
Mrs. Silburn at the Hounslow (No. 1) Centre; Mrs. Chad wick, Mrs. Biggers, Mrs. Zimmerman
and Mrs. Ball at the Hounslow (No. 2) Centre0; Mrs. Lesley, Mrs. Huffle, Mrs. Dowling,
Mrs. Gates, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Squires, Mrs. Fitt, Mrs. Broughton, Mrs. Roach, Mrs. King,
Mrs. Ebbutt, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Cannon, Mrs. Morley, Mrs. Widdowson, Mrs. Whitten, Mrs. Bardell,
Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Gorringe, Mrs. Short, Mrs. Conway, Mrs. Huntingford, Mrs. Curtis,
Mrs. Chance, Mr. Wordsworth, Mrs. Newman, Mrs. Clover, Mrs. Child, Mrs. Nicholls,
Mrs. Chedgey and Mrs. Jones at the Isleworth Health Centre; Mrs. Appteford, Mrs. Woodman,
Mrs. Yorke, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Baumberger, Mrs. Colbrook, Mrs. Brearley and Mrs. Rose
and several people who wished to remain anonymous at the Heston Centre. Also one helper
from Heston Branch of the British Red Cross attends each Friday morning at the Heston Centre.
Home Visiting.—The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and
Child Welfare Work and Public Health work were as follows:—
1st visits to babies under 1 year 1469
Other visits to babies and children up to 5 years 5290
Visits to mothers 438
Inquiries made elicited—
Feeding—N*atural 1077
Artificial 125
Both 80
Sleeping with parents 90
Using comforter 149
Mother working during pregnancy 43

(The above numbers include 1089 visits in connection with infant life protection).
Health Visitors' attendances at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, Ante-Natal
Clinics, etc., 844.
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