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tion of children in Fulham between the ages of two and
five years who have not been brought under observation
at the Centres during early infancy, or who have come
into Fulham from outside the Borough. To meet their
needs, the Toddlers' Clinic has come into existence;
these clinics have been held at Greyhound Road centre
and more recently at Wandsworth Bridge Road centreeach
for one session weekly. Dr. Lilian Butler, acting
as a part-time medical officer, is in charge at Greyhound
Road, and Dr. L. A. Johnson, a voluntary worker, at
Wandsworth Bridge Road.
The statistics of the Toddlers' Clinics show a slight
increase over those of 1928, and are as follows:—
Sessions 46
Children attending 119
Attendances 499
As has already been remarked, it is a matter of
great importance to consider the health of the mother
along with that of her child, as round the mother revolves
the whole machinery of home life; and this has been a
feature of the Fulham organisation almost from the beginning.
Over ten years ago,I instituted a system of special
mother cards for use alongside the baby cards, on which
should be recorded the health condition of every mother
attending the Clinics whose child is under one year old;
and the aim has been to allow the medical officer to have
at each consultation a simultaneous conspectus of the
health of both mother and child. The attendances of
nursing mothers during 1929 were 4,330.