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"The ophthalmic surgeon attends the centre one session a
week, and about 440 children are treated annually. The
dentist visits the centre on nine sessions a fortnight, and about
1,540 children are treated each year. In the minor ailments
department the doctor attends on five sessions a fortnight, and
a nurse is daily in attendance. About 1,700 children are
treated in this department annually.
"A certain number of children in the Borough attend at
the Queen's Hospital for dental treatment, and a small number
attend at Moorfields Hospital for eye treatment."
DAY NURSERIES.
There are two Day Nurseries in the Borough, both
belonging to voluntary committees:—
(i.) Bethnal Green Day Nursery, Somerford Street.
(ii.) Pro Patria Day Nursery, Bishops Road.
Some Bethnal Green children also attend a
nursery situated in Shoreditch, attached to St.
Saviour's Priory, Great Cambridge Street.
ORPHANS.
There is a branch of the National Children's Home
and Orphanage situated in Bonner Road.
MATERNITY.
Public.
The Borough Council has a Maternity Clinic,
Cornwall Road, at which a variety of work for maternal
welfare is carried on (see the section of this report
dealing with Maternity and Child Welfare).
Board of Guardians: Maternity wards in Bethnal
Green Hospital. Dr. R. D. O'Leary informs me that
191 maternity cases were dealt with in the year ended
the 30th September, 1927.
Other.
The maternity services connected with the London
Hospital, City of London Maternity Hospital, Salvation
Army Midwives, and Royal London Maternity Charity,