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Further:-
"At the most satisfactory Centres, each child is seen
at definite intervals by the doctor. It is unsatisfactory for
the non-medical staff to select children to be seen by the
doctor; still more so for the doctor to discontinue seeing
children after the first visit, if in the opinion of the non-medical
worker they present no symptoms of illness.
Early departures from health are difficult to detect, and
unless medical supervision is continuous, disorder or disease
may be overloooked for a considerable time. Commonly,
it will be desirable to secure that each infant attending the
Centre is seen by the doctor at least every four or six weeks.
After the early months of life, less frequent attendances
will be needed, but the consultations should suffice to secure
early recognition of rickets, &c."
The following table gives information as to the attendances
of infants at the three Centres in the Borough during the year
1917

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