Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 261

.an enormous increase in attendance, but the demands for admission could be met to a limited extent only. The Budget for the WIZO's social welfare institutions and activities, which are carried out to their largest extent by the Palestinian WIZO Federation (partly in conjunction with the Hadassah Medical Organisation and the Council of Women Workers of Palestine), amounted to £P. 13,500, whereof £P. 7,900 was raised in Palestine and £P. 1,000 was received as a grant from the Women's Appeal Committee in Great Britain for German Refugees. The Baby Home in Jerusalem, the only institution for orphans and foundlings up to 2\ years of age, has been able to increase the number of babies from 65 to 85 on being transferred into a newly equipped and spacious building, pending the construction of a new Baby Home, which is being made possible through the generosity of the Sieff-Sacher family. The ever-increasing demands of urgent cases on the institution call for still further enlargement; thanks to the grant from the Women's Appeal Committee of Great Britain, it was possible to admit last year twelve babies from families of German immigrants. The number of cases treated in 1934 was 155; the total of pupils who graduated in the . courses for the training of nursery-nurses was 20. The Mothercraft Training Centre in Tel Aviv. This being the only Institution of its kind in the country, serving not only Tel- Aviv and environs, but also relieving the maternity and childrenwards of the Hadassah Hospital, it has been faced with great difficulties to keep pace with the growth of the city (its present size being twelve beds for babies and room for three mothers), and plans for its enlargement are on foot. Number of cases' in 1934: 184 babies and 59 mothers, 22 pupils graduated in the courses for the training of nurses. Infant Welfare Stations. Nine in all throughout the country, whereof part are conducted jointly with the Hadassah Medical Organisation. The three centres in Tel Aviv especially experienced a very considerable increase in the number of attendances, which amounted in 1934 to 40,260 in these three centres and 8,750 home visits. Ante-natal care has been introduced by adaptation of the system in operation at the centres of the Hadassah Medical Organisation. The last mentioned section of the work was financially supported during last year by the Tel Aviv Municipality. Day-Nurseries (7 in all) for children of working mothers and Kindergartens (8 in all) maintained jointly with the Council of Women Workers. These institutions too experienced an increase'of attendances owing to the influence of the intense Jewish immigration to Palestine. General Activities. In addition to the institutions enumerated above, the WIZO, together with its Palestinian Federation, carried out various social service activities in co-operation with the local 261