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Number of Infant Protection Visitors at the end of the year
who were:—
Health Visitors 9
Female, other than Health Visitors 1
Male 2
Number of visits made by Infant Protection Visitors to the
homes of foster mothers during the year 839
No proceedings were taken during the year.
ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT.
This is undertaken by the London County Council and the General
Hospitals in the Borough.
Children attending the Welfare Centres needing attention are
referred by the Medical Officer in charge to the various hospitals for
treatment.
TODDLERS' SESSIONS.
There were three Toddlers' Sessions held at St. George's Infant
Welfare Centre during 1934—viz., March 12th, July 2nd, and October
29th.
Only 11 attended on March 12th, but 20 came on July 2nd, 10 of
whom do not attend at other times, and 25 on October 29th, 9 of whom
do not attend at other times. This increase was thought to be due to
typed notices sent round by post to the mothers during the week previous
to the Session.
In her last report the Doctor said that the progress of the Toddlers
on the whole was satisfactory as regards development and weight;
several were recommended for removal of tonsils and adenoids, and
many were put on malt and oil for the winter on account of malnutrition
and tendency to rickets. This supervision of Toddlers appeared very
necessary in most cases, even for those who came more or less regularly
to the Centre, because they do not get the thorough examination which
they get on Toddlers' Days.