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Bermondsey 1925
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1925
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TABLE H.—ATTENDANCES AT M. AND C. W. CENTRES FOR THE YEAR 1925.
| Name of Centre | Class for Mothers | Sewing Class. | Ante-Natal Clinic. | Evening Clinic. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of sessions | Nos. attending children | No. of sessions | No. attending. | No. of sessions | No. attending. | No. of sessions | No. attending. | ||
| Under 1 year | 1 to 5 years. | ||||||||
| 110, Grange Road | 133 | 3889 | 1894 | 49 | 1518 | 41 | 297 | 51 | 488 |
| 98, Rotherhithe New Road | 121 | 3237 | 1233 | 50 | 583 | 40 | 344 | 26 | 170 |
| Trinity Road | 48 | 935 | 663 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oxley Street | 100 | 1671 | 1216 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roseberry Street | 47 | 1774 | 928 | 45 | 411 | – | – | – | – |
| Salomon's Centre | 109 | 1857 | 846 | – | – | 207 | 3377 | – | – |
| Princess Club | 174 | 3836 | 2831 | 76 | 2054 | 46 | 638 | – | – |
| Fulford Street | 93 | 2046 | 1147 | 37 | 302 | 13 | 153 | – | – |
| St. George's Hall | 54 | 682 | 639 | 52 | 551 | – | 153 | – | – |
| Central Hall | 192 | 8659 | 7526 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 1071 | 28586 | 18923 | 309 | 5419 | 347 | 4809 | 77 | 658 |
VOLUNTARY CENTRES.
No annual survey would be complete without an appreciation
of the work done by the Voluntary Centres in the Borough,
namely, Salomon's, Fulford Street, St. George's Hall, Princess
Club and Great Central Hall- One principal addition both to
the Municipal and Voluntary Centres during 1925 was the
institution of sessions for ante-natal work. There is an enormous
amount of this done at the Salomon's Centre at Guy's Hospital.
Regular ante-natal sessions are held at the Princess Club and
Fuilord Street. Full details of the attendances at these various
Centres will be found in tables G and H.
FAIRBY GRANGE CONVALESCENT HOME, HARTLEY, KENT.
This has been a most successful year with this home. The
number of mothers admitted during the year 1925 was 221; the
number of babies 122, and the number of toddlers 128. The
number of weeks spent in the home will be found in table VIII
of the Appendix, which was supplied to the Ministry of Health.
Much difficulty, however, has been experienced during the winter
months, since mothers do not care to leave their homes during
this period of the year, and the country, it must be admitted, is
much more dreary in the winter times than the towns.