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National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children
The Society does very valuable work in the Borough and
there is very close co-operation between the officials of the
Public Health Department and the officers of the Society.
During the year 16 cases were dealt with by the Society as
follows:—
Neglect 9
Ill-treatment 3
Other wrongs 1
Advice 3
Total 16
These cases affected the welfare of 48 children, and 63 supervision
visits and 47 other visits were made by the Society's
Inspector in connection therewith.
Woodlands Maternity Home
The Woodlands Maternity Home, Devonshire Road, Colliers
Wood, was established by the Council in 1924.
Staff
The staff consists of a matron, two sisters, two staff nurses
and three pupil midwives. All the staff are State registered nurses
and, with the exception of the pupil midwives, hold the certificate
of the Central Midwives' Board. The Home is recognised as
a Part II. training school for midwives.
Home
The Home can accommodate 15 patients at a time, but
bookings are limited to 26 patients per month.
The following table shows the number of births which has
occurred in each year since the opening of the Home:—