VPRS 15912 Committee Minutes, Fitzroy Baby Health Centre

The Fitzroy Baby Health Centre was established in 1918. From the start it was affiliated with the Victorian Baby Health Centres Association.Referred to as a society in its constitution, its aim was to improve the health of mothers and babies by encouraging breastfeeding and actively disseminating knowledge of health and hygiene. Trained nurses were employed in the health centre.The centre was managed by a committee of at least fifteen members.At the instigation of the Fitzroy Council, the work of the Fitzroy Baby Health Centre was transferred to the (Council's) Health and Public Works Committee from 1 June 1943.