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much more convenient place as we have a waiting room, an undressing
and weighing room and a medical consultation room.
The attendance has been unusally good and averaged 17, which
is much higher than the year before.
The medical part of the consultation was done by myself.
The advice seems to be very much appreciated by the mothers
and we have had abundant evidence that it has proved very useful.
The clientele has been mostly drawn from the Western Health
Visitor's district as mothers from the Eastern District which comprises
Rotherhithe and the eastern end of the late Vestry of Bermondsey
find it rather far to come. At the time of writing a
subsidiary class has been started in a room at 163, Abbeyfield
Road for the loan of which we have to thank Sister Mirian, of the
Lady Gomm Dispensary.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The following scheme was submitted to the Council, but owing
to financial and other conditions produced by the war the Council
could not see their way to adopt the suggestions.
Maternity and Child Welfare and School for Mothers.
"The undermentioned are outlines of two schemes suggested
to Sanitary Authorities by the Board of Education and Local
Government Board respectively for the purpose of supervising the
health of infants and young children prior to school age and if
necessary provide for treatment. Provision is made for the repayment
to the Sanitary Authorities of a sum of about half the expenditure
incurred. This is done so as to encourage local authorities
to extend their work on the lines indicated.
Board of Education: —
1. The Board of Education will make grants to Schools for
Mothers during the financial year ending on March 31st, 1915. in
respect of the provision made for promoting the care, training and
physical welfare of infants and young children.
2. A School for Mothers is primarily an educational institution,
providing training and instruction for the mother in the care and