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Two cases of diphtheria were discovered amongst the children
who attended for advice, these were immediately notified to the
Medical Officer of Health and were removed to the M.A.B.
Hospital; the following cases were referred to hospital or to
private doctor: Bronchitis 5, pertussis 1, and boils 1.
Proposed Now Maternity Centre or Contres. The
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee has had under con'
sideration the provision of new, up-to-date and well equipped
centres—one to he placed in South Clerkenwell, the other in
East Finsbury. It is considered desirable that, if possible, such
a centre should consist of :—
1. A covered room or enclosure for perambulators.
2. A kitchen, scullery and coal shed.
3. One large room to be used as a waiting room and
receiving room for mothers, and also as a lecture
room.
4. Private rooms for the doctor and maternity
intendent.
5. Consultation room for the doctor and dentist.
6. A dispensary.
7. A general store room.
8. A room for undressing patients and weighing the babies.
9. A fairly large room to be used as a nursery for those
children detained while their mothers are at the
sewing class.
10. A bathroom.
11. A small laboratory to be used for the chemical and
bacteriological investigation of children's diseases
and for the manufacture of vaccines.
12. A room for observation purposes or for the short
porary isolation of children while awaiting removwi
to hospital.
13. A caretaker's room if the caretaker is resident.