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Too much praise cannot be accorded to the band of voluntary
workers attached to the Clinic. Not only have they
been unremitting in their attendance but they have done
much to make the Clinic attractive, so much so, that many
mothers look forward to the afternoon there as the event of
the week. Dried milks and other foods are on sale at reduced
prices to approved purchasers. Free milk has been given in
17 instances where the M.O. certified the cases as necessitous.
Forty-two sessions were held during the year with an
average attendance of 49.2.
Baby week was celebrated in the second week of July.
A mother craft xhibition, opened by the Rev. Prebendary
and Mrs. Joyce, was held at the Wesleyan Schoolroom. The
mothers took an active part in the needlework and laundry
competitions.
A successful meeting was held at the Victoria Hall on
July 12th, when Mrs. H. B. Irving spoke on "The Nation's
young lives," J. Macandrew, Esq., in the chair.
Eighty-five babies were entered for the Baby Show: Dr.
Harley kindly acted as judge. The prizes and certificates of
attendance were distributed by Dr. Brady, Dr. Darby in the
chair.
The work of the Dental Clinic has progressed in face of
many difficulties, the numbers have increased, but the premises
at Greenhill Schools are not at all suitable. It is hoped that
in the new year it will be found possible to combine the
activities of the Centre under one roof at 8, College Road.
The Massage Clinic has been well attended. During the
two sessions 712 attendances were made, about 53 per cent. of
which were school children's Three sessions weekly will be
held from the beginning of January, 1919, and it is hoped that
it will be possible to put up some ribstalls and other apparatus
for the treatment of round shoulders
The work of Miss P. Helen Townsend and her assistants
is greatly appreciated.
The following tables set out summaries of the activities
of the centre:—