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this purpose, it is, in my opinion, advisable that the
powers of the Council shall be exercised as permitted
by the Act, in such manner as the Council shall direct,
by a Committee which shall include lady representatives
of the organisations I have mentioned, a practising
midwife, land members of the Public Health
Committee. Such a Committee might consist of the
following representatives:—
Fulham School for Mothers 1
Invalid Children's Aid Society 1
Day Nursery 1
Babies' Nursing Home (when established)
1
Midwives 1
Public Health Committee 6
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This Committee would not interfere with the details
of the work of the several Institutions nominating
representatives, but act as a Central Council, receive
the reports, co-ordinate the work of them all, and generally
direct the measures adopted to promote child
and maternal welfare.
It will be seen that the measures I have advocated
resolve themselves into two divisions which
may be considered independently. The first is the
appointment of Health Visitors, which I trust the
Council will at once adopt; the second, the formation
of a Children's or Infants' Welfare Committee which
I submit for your consideration.
I am,
Yours obediently,
J. CHAS. JACKSON,
Medical Officer of Health.
December, 1915.