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and the provision of " refresher courses " for practising midwives
especially those working in rural areas.
Much useful work is being done, and the extent of the
popularity of the school and the value of the training that is
given may be appreciated by recording that among the counties
which send midwives for " refreshers " are Cornwall, Somerset,
Sussex, Essex, Leicester, Northampton and Norfolk, in order
that they may be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge
and methods of present day midwifery. The school also receives
scholarship students each year and midwives home on furlough
from other countries.
The midwives and pupils are resident at the school, and
courses are arranged for one or two months' duration. The training
includes home visiting, instruction at the ante-natal clinic
which is held at the school three times a week, also attendance at
clinics and lectures at the General Lying-in Hospital, St. Giles'
Hospital, Camberwell, and other institutions. Courses of lectures
are given from time to time to which other public health workers
are invited.
The Ministry of Health pay a grant of £ 1 per week for each
student.
Public Baths.
Three public swimming baths are provided for the inhabitants
of Camberwell. They are as follows: —
Camberwell Baths, situated at Church Street.
Men's First Class Swimming Bath, capacity of 120,000 gallons.
Men's Second Class Swimming Bath, capacity of 120,000 gallons.
Dulwich Baths, situated at East Dulwich Road
Men's First Class Swimming Bath, capacity of 120,000 gallons.
Men's Second Class Swimming Bath, capacity of 90,000 gallons.
Old Kent Road Baths, situated at Old Kent Road.
Men's First Class Swimming Bath, capacity of 85,000 gallons.
Men's Second Class Swimming Bath, capacity of 75,000 gallons.
During the year the Council installed a modern apparatus for
the constant filtration and aeration of the water at the Old Kent
Road Baths. The type of plant selected was that made by Messrs.
Bell Bros. (Manchester) Ltd.
An analysis of the water following the installation of the
plant showed a very satisfactory water condition both from the
chemical and the bacteriological points of view.
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