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Infant Welfare Clinics
Appreciation of the services available to the mother with her new baby is shown
by the reasonably high attendantat the infant welfare clinics. The reassuring
advice and support given to the mother during the early weeks help her to gain the
necessary confidence in the handling of her baby. Once the confidence has been
achieved, visits to the clinic are quite naturally less frequent.
Attendances at the Swains Lane Clinic show a marked improvement over the previous
year, indicating that a clinic is necessary in this district. This clinic is a
temporary one and gives an adequate service, but (1) it is outside our area and hence
is inconveniently situated for the majority of the public it is intended to serve; (2)
the large hall which is used for a great deal of the clinic activities is also
constantly in use during the evenings by various organisations connected with the
Congregational Church; (3) all clinic equipment has to be set out before and stored
away at the end of each clinic session, This results in some of the health visitors8
time and energy being expended on work which is too heavy and outside her professional
skills.