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42.
The numbers of first attendances of babies show a
considerable decrease from those for 1929, and this is
disappointing even though the birth rate had dropped.
There are many parents in Fulham who would do well
to take more advantage of the services provided by the
Borough Council.
The work of the Child Welfare Clinics is preventive
and educational, and children who are ill are referred
as much as possible to their own doctors or to suitable
hospitals. Cases requiring operation for adenoids and
enlarged tonsils, or treatment of eye defects, are, when
necessarv, sent to the London County Council School
Treatment Centre. There remains, however, a proportion
of minor ailments and cases needing massage and
remedial exercises that are undertaken at the Clinics.
The figures of children attending these clinics
during 1930 were:—
Number of children who attended for
massage 76
Attendances made by these children 871
Number of children who attended for
treatment of Minor Ailments 191
Attendances made by these children 572
Miss Christian Wickham has for ten years
tarily conducted the Massage Clinics, and her work
has been of inestimable value. We are particularly
fortunate at our Infant Clinics in the amount of
voluntary service rendered to us by Mrs. Bell, Mrs.
Falcon, Mrs. Tait and the members of the Fulham
Branch of the British Red Cross Society. Whereas in
many places some difficulty is experienced on account
of the irregular attendances of voluntary workers, such
has not been the case in Fulham. Those who have undertaken
the work come most regularly and faithfully, and
to these generous helpers we offer our sincere thanks
and appreciation.
Necessary dental treatment for mothers and children
attending the Centres has been carried out by the