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Convalescent Home Treatment.
(a) The Mayoress of St. Pancras Home for Sick Poor Children.—This is situated
at "Avalon," 1, St. Alban's Road, and accommodates 18 children and the necessary staff.
The Borough Council makes an annual grant of £350.
The age limit for admission is from 18 months to 5 years.
The children are either convalescent after illness, or are weak, badly nourished, etc.,
and require good food, fresh air, and special care.
A large garden is attached to the home and an outdoor playroom has been provided
by St. Pancras Branch of the Dickens Fellowship.
The staff consists of a Matron, Assistant Matron, 3 Probationers and a domestic staff
numbering 3. A laundry, equipped with electrically-driven machinery, is also attached to the
home.
Six children were in residence at the beginning of the year and 165 were admitted
during the year.
The average length of stay in the Home was 28 days.
(b) Children requiring a longer period of convalescence, or who require more skilled
nursing are sent to various homes by the Invalid Children's Aid Association,and a contribution
towards the cost is made by the Borough Council. Under this scheme 36 children were sent
away during the year.
Supply of Milk to Mothers and Children.
The Council during 1928 continued to make grants of milk, either free or at halfprice.
As a rule, in the case of expectant mothers, the grants were restricted to the last three
months of pregnancy, and in the case of children to those who were under three years of age.