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In 1926 the highest infantile mortality was recorded
in Walham Ward. In 1925 the figure was highest
in Lillie Ward, whereas Lillie Ward in 1926 had the
same infantile death rate as the whole of the Borough.
Town Ward preserves its reputation, showing the lowest
rate of all the Wards in the Borough.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, which
was adopted by the Council in 1919, links up the
Welfare work of the Voluntary Bodies with that of
the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Department.
Previous to 1919 the voluntary organisations
carried out their valuable duties without official
recognition, and to a large extent independently of
one another.
The units in the Scheme are as follows
1. Headquarters at the Town Hall represented
by the Maternity and Child Welfare Department
of the Borough Council, the functions
of which are mainly organising and administrative.
2. The three Maternity and Child Welfare Centres,
90-92, Greyhound Road, 170, Wandsworth
Bridge Road, and Melmoth Hall, Eustace
Road.
3. The Fulham Day Nursery, Eridge House,
Fulham Park Road.
4. The Fulham Babies' Hospital, 23, Broomhouse
Road.
5. The Fulham Borough Council Maternity Home,
706, Fulham Road.
The main object of these institutions is the prevention
of infantile and maternal illness and mortality.
It is satisfactory to be able to report that there has
been a considerable fall in infantile mortality during
the year, although the rate for London as a whole
has increased (see page 00). Maternal deaths among
Fulham residents due to conditions associated with