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SCHOOL CLINICS, HEALTH CENTRES AND INFANT
CONSULTATIONS.
These Institutions, as enumerated last year, still continue
their activities in the Borough, and the Council have now taken over
the responsibility of administering Conduit House Consultation
Centre, and the antenatal clinic which is now at work in connection
with the Consultation Centre should prevent much suffering and loss
of infant life in the Borough.
Infant Consultation,Conduit
House
The Consultation at Conduit House, East Greenwich, was started
in June, 1913, by the Medical Officer of Health and a number of
ladies living in the Borough.
The Centre has recently become a Municipal Institution and is
administered by the Public Health Committee of the Council. Matters
connected with the Clinical working of the Centre have been left in
the hands of the former voluntary committee.
The Committee has appointed Dr. Helen Pickard, Clinical Assistant
at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, to carry on the
medical work of the Institution.
The Doctor advises the mothers on questions of diet, etc. and
gives treatment for minor ailments. When necessary, mothers are
directed to outside medical aid or hospital treatment.
Help is given to the mothers as regards hospital letters,
Surgical Aid Society letters, etc., and debilitated mothers are sent
with their babies to Convalescent Homes.
Medicines, Virol and other necessaries are supplied.
Statistics for the year 1916-
New Cases 329
Attendances 3345
Medical Consultations 1453
The Children are weighed at every attendance.
Houses Inspected and Enquiries made in connection
with infectious disease.
Excluding Measles.
Number of Houses Inspected and Enquiries made 2,130
Number of Re-visits 3,673.
Twenty three rooms have been cleansed after disinfection by
the Department.
The undermentioned schools have been disinfected, owing to the
prevalence of Infectious Disease:-
Roan Girls' School-5 rooms-Scarlet Fever,
Old Woolwich Road School-All departments-Diphtheria.
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