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returned to work. On the whole the attendance of women at the
post-natal clinic is disappointing, being less than fifty per cent of
the number confined.
(4) Child Welfare Centres.
In addition to home visiting a considerable part of the supervision
of the health of young children is undertaken at four welfare
centres—The Chestnuts, Town Hall Annexe, Lordship Lane and
Park Lane. In each case these centres are associated with the school
health service, making available to children under five years of age
all clinic services available to children of school age. By accommodating
the Local Authority's medical activities in one building,
continuity and an economic inter-changeability of staff is assured.
With the establishment of health centres under the National Health
Service Act it should be possible in all cases to make provision for
group medical practice in the same building as that provided by
the Local Health Authority for its preventive services.