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Homes for Unmarried Mothers.
The Southwark Diocesan Association's Home for Preventive
and Rescue Work, 24, De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, has continued
the useful work of the cars of the unmarried mother and her infant.
During the period under review 35 girls and 27 babies were
received into the Home. In two instances the authorities were
successful in getting the girls married before the baby was born,
and they went straight from hospital to their own homes. Two
others found relatives to befriend them and their babies, and did
not return to the Home. Of the 27 babies only two have died since
leaving the Home. The remainder are all doing well.
A good deal of visiting and after-care work is done.
The numbers in residence both at the beginning and the end
of the year in the National British Women's Temperance Association
Home, 201, Camberwell Grove, were 13 mothers and 13 babies.
During the year 17 mothers and 17 babies were received, and
the same number left the Hostel. of those who left 4 were received
in their parents' homes, 3 went to service and "fostered" their
children, and 6 were obliged to leave the Hostel because of the age
limit of the children.
Peckham, Nunhead and District Day Nursery.
The attendances of children at the above institution totalled
2,791, an average of 12 per day, as compared with an attendance of
4,195, and a daily average of 17 for the previous year.
The considerable fall in the figures was due to the difficulties
experienced through illness of the staff, which necessitated the
frequent closing of the institution, during the year. An entire
re-organisation of the staff has, however, taken place, and the
Committee responsible for the management of the Nursery are
hopeful of maintaining the usefulness of the institution's activities,
and an increased attendance during the ensuing year.
Midwives' Fees.
In one instance authority was given for the payment of part
of the midwife's account for services rendered to an indigent
mother in confinement.
Midivives.
For the year under review there were 43 practising midwives
in the Borough.
Hospitals Provided or Subsidised by the Local Authority.
Maternity.
A private ward containing six beds at the St. Giles' Hospital, Brunswick Square.
Camberwell, subsidised by the Borough Council.