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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Committee makes suitable provision. When the home helps are
not working they receive a retaining fee of about 7s. 6d. per
week.
A scheme was suggested by a Committee in this Borough,
but this could not be carried out, as no home helps were at the
time available, and it is not considered that these helps could be
obtained at the present time.
4.—Provision of Food for Expectant and Nursing Mothers, and
for Children under five years of age. Food could be provided for
necessitous expectant and nursing mothers through the various
Infant Welfare Centres now in operation in the Borough, or
authorising cards could be given by the Health Visitors in a similar
manner to the provision of milk scheme at present in operation,
and food provided at the National Kitchens. The quantity and
cost of the food provided would have to be fixed by the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee.
At the Tooting Infant Welfare Centre, Fairlight Hall, the
Superintendent states that a suitable meal could be provided at
the rate of 6d. per head.
The cost of providing food in accordance with this suggestion
should not exceed £100 during the first year of its operation.
5.—Creches and Day Nurseries. No grant is at present made
by the Borough Council to the various Creches in the Borough.
I am of opinion that similar grants should be made to these
institutions as to the Infant Welfare Centres. On the present
expenditure of the Creches, the cost of this would be about £600
per annum.
6.—Convalescent Homes. No grant is at present made by
the Borough Council. Arrangements could be made with the
Ashburton Home of Rest for Mothers and Babies, Bingham Road,
Addiscombbe, to receive mothers and children, when authorised by