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In addition 26 sessions were held at the Women's League of
Service, the attendances being 335. Of the 109 patients who
attended 95 were new and 10 were referred to hospital.
Southwark Diocesan Homes.
Instead of the usual grant of £150 being paid direct to the
Southwark Diocesan Association the Council made an agreed
contribution of £109 to a Central Fund out of which the Metropolitan
Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee made annual grants
to the various Moral Welfare Associations in London. During
the year 16 Battersea mothers were admitted to the homes maintained'
by the Southwark Diocesan Association and stayed an
aggregate of 1,282 days.
Post-Natal Clinic.
The Post Natal Clinic is held weekly at Gideon Road Infant
Welfare Centre. During the year 51 sessions were held and the total
number of attendances was 415. The number of patients seen was 272
of whom 264 were new cases. Twenty-nine patients were referred to
hospital and 28 who were found to require, on medical grounds,
advice on birth control were referred by agreement to the North
Kensington Women's Welfare Centre.
Premature Infants.
In accordance with Circular 20/44 of the Ministry of Health,
arrangements were made for information as to the weight of infants
to be given on the birth notification when such weight was less
than 5½ lbs.