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86 per cent. of the infants were breast-fed at the time of first visit This is
true only for the first few months, then artificial foods are used to supplement
breast feeding
There were 76 sets of twins and 1 set of triplets born during the year The
triplets are all living.
The number of still-births was 148
Excepting where obviously unnecessary, all births are visited on the tenth
day or as soon after as possible, and the mother is advised to attend a Welfare
Centre.
Birth cards are sent to the various Centres for the necessary records to be
kept of the infants attending the Centres
If mothers fail to attend the Centre, the birth cards are returned and the visiting
is resumed by the Health Visitor
Monthly, weekly, or even daily visits are paid where urgently necessary
At three of the Welfare Centres a Municipal Health Visitor was responsible
for weighing the infants 114 visits were paid to the various Centres during the
year