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DENTAL CLINIC.
Arrangements are being made to start a dental clinic in connection
with the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
CHILDREN ACT, 1908.
The Superintendent Health Visitor has been appointed the
Infant Life Protection Visitor for this district.
Frequent visits during the year are paid to the homes of the
foster children.
A strict supervision is kept on these homes and no cause was
found to remove any infant from the care of the foster mother
during the year.
The following are the number of foster mothers and children on
the register:—
Number of foster mothers on register :
January 1st, 1932 46
December 31st, 1932 42
Number of children on register :
January 1st, 1932 58
December 31st, 1932 48
Number of children adopted during the year 2
Number of children who have died during the
year 1
Number of children on whom inquests were held 1
Number of prosecutions Nil
Number of visits paid by the Infant Life Protection
Visitor 405
REPORT ON MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
CENTRES, 1932,
by Dr. Margaret Cryer, M.O. to Ante-natal and Welfare Centres.
Child Welfare.—Child Welfare sessions are held at five
centres. At the Western Road and Parish Room centres, where two
sessions are held monthly, the doctor is in attendance at each
session. At the remaining three centres, where four sessions are
held monthly, the doctor is in attendance twice monthly at each
centre.