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These Nurses also visit at the homes, and during the year under
review, 402 first visits were made, and 1,102 re-visits.
The total attendances at the Centre during the year were:—
Mothers 4,121. Average per week 82.4.
Children 5,515. 110.3.
A Child Welfare Centre for the district of Kew is run on
voluntary lines, and there is practically no Co-ordination with the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee of the Corporation. It is
held weekly during the winter months only.
At the other end of the Borough, the village of Petersham has
had up to lately, no special centre, and of course it is too far from
the centre at Raleigh Road to expect the mothers to attend there.
The County Authorities in starting Maternity and Child Welfare
work in the neighbouring district of Ham, had to hold their Centre
in a Hall in Petersham. An arrangement, therefore, has been made
with the County that mothers and babies belonging to Petersham
may attend at the Centre held once a fortnight and receive advice
from the Medical Officer (one of the County Medical Staff). The
District Nurse at Petersham (Nurse Henrys), who acts unofficially
as a Health Visitor for the Borough, attends at the Centre in order
to be in touch with the Mothers and the Doctor. This arrangement
works very well as, of course, in the Village, the District Nurse is
known to all. Dried milk is supplied by the County to necessitous
Mothers free or at reduced rates, and any expense on milk so supplied
to Petersham (i.e. Richmond) Mothers would be refunded by
the Richmond Council to the County Council.
During the year, arrangements have been made for Dental
work in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
A Dental Clinic is held once a week, and Miss E. Walker,
L.D.S. (Eng.), one of the School Dental Surgeons attends for the
treatment of nursing and expectant Mothers and of children under
5 years of age. Anæsthetics are given by the Medical Officer of
Health, and artificial dentures supplied at prices similar to those
charged in connection with the National Health Insurance Scheme.