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central Centre could be specially built for the purpose, while retaining
the remaining five. The present accommodation is fair, and but once
the financial stringency of the times will admit of it, some advance
might be made on the lines indicated.
Until 1922, one Ante-Natal Centre was held in the morning at the
Napier Street Centre. A second session was opened on Wednesday
forenoons in view of the increasing numbers attending. Yet again a
third session had to be opened on Thursday mornings. The numbers
attending have now made it necessary to consider the question of a
fourth morning session. Dr. Hill attends from 10 a.m. until 1 or
1.30 p.m. In addition to the Ante-Natal examinations, any urgent
cases from any of the Infant Welfare Centres are seen on Wednesday
forenoon.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
1. There is one nursing home in the Borough, situated in Tressillian
Road, Hilly Fields, Brockley, to which surgical and medical cases are
sent by medical practitioners. On emergency, a maternity case can
be admitted, but surgical and medical cases form the great bulk. Nurses
can be obtained from this home to visit at patients' own homes. No
definite statement can be made, but as Deptford is an industrial
borough, it is fairly certain to say that the overwhelming majority of
serious surgical and many medical cases are removed to hospital for
treatment.
2. Much valuable work is carried out by the St. John the Divine
Nursing Association, situated in Watson Street, New Cross Road.
The staff consists of a sister-in-charge, two general trained nurses, and
two certified C.M.B's. All live in. Their services are obtained
through doctors, clergymen and private persons. The staff covers a
wide field in its operations, and touches upon a portion of Greenwich at
Creek Road and Princes Street.
3. St. John's and the Congregational Church in Lewisham High
Road enjoy the services of a nurse who resides in Upper Brockley
Road. No mid-wifery is undertaken.
4. The Deptford Mission has a nurse whose sphere of work is
mainly east of High Street.
5. Two nurses are attached to St. James' Church, their headquarters
being in Pagnell Street.