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Home Help.
The Council's Home Help attended 19 cases during the year. In ten of
these the Whole-time Officer attended and in nine Emergency Home Helps
were employed. The latter were engaged when more than one case occurred at
the same time and during the summer vacation leave.
All applications for the services of the Home Help are considered by the
Assistance Sub-Committee of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee
In one case of extreme necessity the services of the Home Help were granted
free.
In all other cases the applicants were required to contribute towards the cost,
contributions ranging from 25s. to 4s. per week.
The services of the Home Help have been much appreciated, and it has been
found that the Council's provision meets a much felt want in the Borough.
Convalescent Homes.
Provision was continued for convalescent home treatment for nursing mothers
with their babies and other children up to the age of five years.
Six applications for convalescent home treatment for mothers and babies were
granted. Two were subsequently withdrawn and four mothers with their babies
were sent away for such treatment. In two cases of extreme necessity the
treatment was provided free; in two cases patients contributed 21s. and 10s. per
week respectively towards the cost. All four mothers were sent to St. Mary's
Convalescent Home, Birchington-on-Sea.
In connection with the convalescent home treatment for children under five,
the Council reserved a bed at the Marjorie Lumley Convalescent Home,
Maidenhead. Five children were sent to this home and five to the Hopedene
Convalescent Home, Barnet, which is associated with the West London Mission,
Kingsway Hall. In two cases the children were sent away free; in the remaining
cases contributions were paid ranging from 12s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per week.
Saffron Hill Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
Consultations in connection with this Voluntary Centre are held at the St.
Winifred Club, St. Peter's School, Onslow Street, Saffron Hill.
During the year ended 31st March, 1924, 458 infants and children under five
attended the consultations, 150 of the total number coming from the Holborn
Borough.
Extra food and nourishment was provided, also convalescent treatment at
Homes; classes and lectures on health, care of the home, food economy and
kindred subjects were held. The Chairman and Honorary Secretary is Miss Mary
Canney, 75, Lamb's Conduit Street.
Co-operation with Clergy.
In order to secure co-operation with any health activities carried on under
the auspices of the religious bodies in the Borough, the Health Visitors interviewed
the clergy of all denominations.
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