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St. Barnabas Church Hall, Gorringe Park Avenue.—Sessions
are held every Tuesday afternoon.
Sherwood House, Commonside East.—Sessions are held
every Thursday morning.
Church Road Centre.—Sessions are held every Thursday
afternoon.
Dr. Parsons attends all sessions.
Ante-Natal Clinics
Ante-natal clinics are held at the following places:—
Woodlands Maternity Home.—Sessions held on Friday
mornings for patients who have booked for the
Woodlands Maternity Home. The total attendance
of expectant mothers at this clinic was 1,990, the
number of mothers attending being 245.
Mitcham Court.—Sessions are held on the first three and
the fifth Tuesdays in each month. The total
attendance of expectant mothers was 809, the
number of mothers attending being 179.
The municipal midwives also hold a clinic at Mitcham Court
on Wednesday afternoons. The total attendance was 974, and
the number of mothers attending was 301.
98.37 per cent. of the mothers of children born during the year
attended the ante-natal clinics (including Woodlands Maternity
Home Clinic), as compared with 74.14 per cent. last year.
Post-Natal Clinic
A post-natal clinic is now held at Mitcham Court on the
fourth Tuesday of each month, and 109 mothers attended this
clinic during the year. This number represents 14.7 per cent, of
mothers who were confined during the year.
Home Helps
In order that mothers may be relieved of the worry of housekeeping
during confinement and the lying-in period, the Council