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Chelsea 1941
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1941
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In addition, much valuable work is done by voluntary workers attached
to the Society.
Under section 101 (6) of the Local Government Act, 1929, the Borough
Council made an annual contribution of £3,535 to the Violet Melchett
Infant Welfare Centre for services in respect of Maternity and Child
Welfare work for the financial year 1941-4-2.
Reference will now be made to the activities of the three organisations
included in the Violet Melchett Infant Welfare Centre.
(1) Chelsea Health Society.—Flood Walk, S.W.3.
The accommodation provided includes a large central hall, with
surrounding consulting-rooms and dressing rooms. There is also a
perambulator store, an open-air court with a garden where children may
play while awaiting medical inspection, and ample office accommodation.
During the year four infant clinics were held weekly ' at Flood
Walk, and one ante-natal
clinic.
Details of the work carried out by the Society will be found on page
32 (Table No. 26).
(2) Chelsea Day Nursery, Flood Street, S.W.3.
Throughout the. year the Nursery functioned, cub
an address in Sussex
The attendances at the Nursery during the past two years were as follows:—
TABLE No. 28.
| 1939 | 1940† | 1941† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of attendances during the year | 7,386 | - | - |
| Average daily attendance (5-daye-a week) | 4.0 | 41 | 42 |
| Total number of individual children who attended | 101 | ||
* Nursery evacuated 1. 9. 39, and figures shown are up to
that date
Nursery in Roceiiving Area.