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ANTE-NATAL AND INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
296. The ante-natal and infant welfare centres in the Colony
The Government Infant Welfare Centre, Wanchai.
The Tung Wah Hospital Centre.
The Tsan Yuk Hospital Centre.
The Alice Memorial Hospital Centre.
The Military Centre.
THE GOVERNMENT INFANT WELFARE CENTRE.
297. This centre, which is the first established by Government, occupies the ground floors of two adjacent shop houses which were rented for the purpose. It is situated at the eastern end of Victoria in the area lately reclaimed from the sea in the district of Wanchai.
298. The premises consist of a waiting room communicating by a door in the party wall with the demonstration room, the front part of the latter being partitioned off to form a small consulting room; the remaining small rooms comprise the crêche, the dispensary, and the amah's quarters.
299. The staff consists of one Lady Medical Officer, one Chinese nurse, one interpreter, one dispenser, and one amah. In addition, the centre has had valuable assistance from a number of voluntary workers whose help has been greatly appreciated.
300. The Centre was opened to the public on Monday, the 25th of April. From its inception, the attendances increased daily. The following table shows the monthly attendance figures.
Total attendance Daily average April (one week) 23 3.28 May 319 12.84 June 383 15.95 July 445 17.80 August 563 21.65 September 599 24.12 October 667 26.68 November 647 25.88 December 675 27.00