INTRODUCTIONIntegrated child development services (ICDS) scheme represents one of the world's largest and most unique programmes for early childhood development. ICDS is the foremost symbol of India's commitment to her children-India's response to the challenge of providing pre-school education on one hand and breaking the vicious cycle of malnutrition, morbidity, reduced learning capacity and mortality, on the other. Main services of ICDS are supplementary nutrition of under six years' children, pregnant and nursing mothers and adolescent ABSTRACT Background: Integrated child development services (ICDS) is the foremost symbol of India's commitment to her children. The present study was done to assess the awareness of mothers of under six children residing in the urban field practice area regarding the services rendered by the Anganwadi Centres (AWC), to find out the satisfaction of mothers of under six children regarding quality of care received and to ascertain the availability of infrastructure and logistics of AWCs catering to the urban field practice area. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done at Alamganj, Purba Bardhaman, from October 2015 to December 2015 among mothers of under six children and AWCs located there. Mothers were interviewed, with the use of a predesigned and pretested schedule for assessing awareness and satisfaction of beneficiaries and predesigned, pretested check lists for infrastructure and logistics availability. The study was done after getting ethical approval. Data were analysed by SPSS 20. Results: Out of 3 AWCs 2 were pucca and 1 kutcha-pucca with poor sanitary facility. All the mothers were within 19-30 years age group. Immunization, nutrition and health education services were known to 98.2% mother. Only 57.1% and 48.2% mothers were aware of PSE and health check-up respectively. 73.3% mother preferred cooked food and rest raw food, 78.6% mothers were satisfied with amount of food and 71.4% were satisfied with quality. Bad taste and improper cooking were main reason behind non-acceptability. Conclusions: Findings of the study were better than earlier studies but still there were much scope for improvement in infrastructure, training and supervision.

Objectives -Rabies, an Endemic disease, is responsible for extensive morbidity and mortality in India. About 96% of the mortality and morbidity is associated with dog bites. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and pattern of animal bites and rabies post exposure prophylaxis under National Rabies Control Programme Methodology – It was a Record cross sectional study where complete enumeration of all animal bite victims were done. Total 2940 such cases were found in that year. Data of 42 cases was excluded due to incomplete records. Data was analysed using MS Excel. Animal Bite Exposure register under National Rabies Control Programme, Patient Treatment cards, Consolidated reports were evaluated as study tools. Results - Majority of the wounds were found in limbs in 2695 (93%) cases. It is followed by wound in other areas like face 104(3.6%) and back 95 (3.3%). In a few cases site of wound was not mentioned in the case record. Children were most commonly affected (28.2%).Cat -bite is most common (49.3%). Around 84.9% were Category II bite and rest are category III. Conclusion - Dogs and cats are mostly responsible of animal bites in this part of the country. There is need to control stray dogs .Children are found to be most vulnerable for animal bites. There is gap between eligible candidates for vaccine and those who actually received it both in Category II and III animal bite victims.