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All Lambeth notified cases are visited and revisited systematically,
and the mothers are referred to the various voluntary Welfare
Centres that are comprised in the Lambeth Maternity and Child
Welfare Scheme.
It is impossible to give statistics of the educational value
of this visiting of houses wherein births have been notified, but
there is no doubt as to the existence of such value—a result that
will, naturally, be increased by systematic re-visiting, which is now
being carried out, in addition to the first visiting.
A list of all notified births is sent to the London County
Council weekly in pursuance of sub-section 5, of section 2, of the
Act, and the Medical Officers of Health concerned are written
to in connection with babies born in Lambeth Public Institutions
but belonging to Districts outside the Borough.

Lambeth Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.
The Lambeth Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme was
inaugurated by the Council on the 13th April, 1916, and, in
connection therewith, for administrative purposes, the Borough
is, with the approval of the Ministry of Health, sub-divided
into 12 administrative welfare areas—each area administered by a
separate voluntary welfare centre, as follows:—
1. North Marsh, Cornwall Road, New Cut.*
2. The Barley Mow, 52, Oakley Street.
* Formerly North Marsh (Morley College), Webber Street.