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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1922
Annual report for 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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As compared with 1921, there were 275 fewer infant attendances at
the consultations, and 70 fewer home visits to infants. The number of
attendances of children of one year to school age at medical inspections
was 129 in excess of 1921, and the visits to the homes of these children
were 51 in excess of the 1921 figure. The ante-natal visits to expectant
mothers diminished by 20, but the case attendances at the clinic increased
by 18.
Early in the present year, the Health Society's premises will be
moved from 49, Sydney-street, to 1a, Manor-street, which is a larger
building, and much better adapted for the clinics, and other work of the
Society than those in Sydney-street.
During the year 1921 the clinics held at 49, Sydney-street were:
Tuesday afternoons, 2 clinics; Wednesday afternoons, ante-Datal clinic;
Thursday afternoons, 1 clinic; at 484, King's-road, 2 clinics on Monday
afternoons. Total number of infant clinics, 5 weekly; one ante-natal
clinic weekly. All the medical officers are ladies.
With the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Borough Council made financial grants for the year commencing 1st April, 1922, as under:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Health Society and School for Mothers | 550 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Cross Babies' Nursing Home, Edith-terrace (closed 31st July, 1922) | 133 | 6 | 8 |
| Chelsea Day Nursery, 65, Sydney-street | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea Branch of Invalid Children's Aid Association | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea District Nursing Association | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Convalescent Homes for Nursing Mothers and Infants | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| £965 | 6 | 8 |
Halt this amount, namely, £482 13s. 4d., is recovered as a grant
from the Ministry of Health.
Maternity Nurse.
Eighteen applications were received during 1922 from necessitous
women to be provided with a Maternity Nurse at their approaching confinements
at less than cost price. All the applications were granted. Of
the 18 cases, 9 were provided with a Maternity Nurse; in 3 cases the
mother was sent into hospital for confinement; 2 cases were cancelled;
and 4 cases were still awaiting confinement at the end of the year. The
total number of necessitous women provided with a Maternity Nurse
under the Council's scheme in 1922 was 15. Ten of the cases were attended
by the Ormond Home for Midwives, 4 cases by Nurse Andrews, and one
by Nurse Cooke. The amount paid by the Council to the Maternity
Nurses was £10 4s. 6d., and £8 10s. 6d. is the amount of assessment paid
or to be paid by the applicants as contributions to the Maternity Nurse.
The net cost to the Borough is £10 4s. 6d., half of which is recovered as
a grant from the Ministry of Health.