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It has not been found possible to arrange a Centre to
serve the Whitton portion of the district.
The existing Centres are so situated that the distance
is too great for mothers or young children to attend from
Whitton, and the same difficulty arises in connection with
the attendance of the younger school children at the school
Clinic.
The matter was reported upon to the Maternity and
Child Welfare Committee and to the Education Committee
and both expressed approval of the suggestion that, if
suitable premises could be obtained, a combined Child
Welfare Centre and branch school Clinic should be established
in Whitton.
Unfortunately, it has not been possible to secure suitable
accommodation and the matter is therefore still in
abeyance.
The necessity, however, is as great as ever and the need
will be more insistent when the partially erected municipal
houses are completed in Whitton.
In addition to the more strictly medical aspect of the
work of the Centres, the other activities have been continued
and the nursing staff have been much helped in these
matters by the lady members of the Committee and the
voluntary helpers who have attended in turn throughout
the year.
The baby garments made by the elder girls in several
of the schools have been eagerly sought after by the
mothers attending the Centres who have been enabled to
buy them at the prime cost of the material, while the girls
have also had the advantage of a valuable training.
Cod Liver Oil Emulsion, Marylebone Cream, and
similar additions to the diet of bottle-fed children have
also been supplied at cost price. Dried milk has been