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The Infant Welfare Centres are held in halls let to us by different
religious organisations. There are two exceptions, viz.: the Goldsmiths'
Centre, held in a class room at Goldsmiths' College, London University,
Lewisham High Road, and at the Princess Louise Centre, Hales Street.
The Princess Louise Centre is a voluntary one, except that the Council
provides two Health Visitors as well as the Medical Officer. In the
six Infant Welfare Centres there are voluntary Workers whose services
are prized by the Council and officers.
Until 1922, one Ante-Natal Clinic 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. Dr. Hill
attends from 10 a.m. until 1 or 1.30 p.m. In addition to the AnteNatal
examinations, any urgent cases from any of the Infant Welfare
Centres are seen on Wednesday forenoon.
(Public Health Officers of the Local Authority, see facing page one.)
Professional Nursing in the Borough.
(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 medical and surgical cases form the great bulk. Nurses
can be obtained from this home to visit at patients' 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 cases and many medical cases are removed to hospital
for treatment.
2. 23 St. Margaret's Road: Nursing home and Midwifery.
3. 37 Breakspears Road: ditto
4. 74 St. John's Road: Maternity only.
5. 13 Vesta Road.
6. 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 Prince Street.