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Child Welfare.
HOUSING ACT, 1919. SECTION 28.
34 Orders for repairs were issued. None of these were done
by the Local Authority; no houses were voluntarily closed, and
only one Closing Order was made.
MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRE.
21 Ante-natal Cases attended during the year, and made 49
subsequent attendances.
135 new Babies attended under one year of age, and made
1,546 subsequent attendances, while 42 new Children over one year
of age attended, with 773 subsequent attendances.
The Centre was opened on 98 occasions, and the average
attendance at each Session was 25.
There was no Baby Show in 1919, but a Garden Party was
arranged for the mothers and children, followed by an al fresco
concert.
Twelve Certificates of Merit were awarded to mothers of the
twelve best attended babies in the two Districts.
In connection with Baby Week, a Lantern Lecture was given
by the Medical Officer, and an address by Dr. Barbara
Tchaykovsky.
A great deal of Food (Infant) has been sold at the Centre, and,
with the increasing numbers on the register, voluntary help has
been accepted, so as to release the Health Visitors for their more
professional work.
The present accommodation can only be considered temporary,
for in several ways it is unsatisfactory.
Since the Milk (Mothers and Children) Orders of 1918 and
1919 have been in force, 103 families have been assisted in the
purchase of cow's milk, where the case has, after enquiry, been
found to be a necessitous one.
INSTITUTIONAL ARANGEMENTS FOR MOTHERS
AND CHILDREN.
It is very desirable that a Maternity Home should be provided
nearer home than in London, for the reception of women whose