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Convalescent Home Treatment.—With the exception of
14 cases referred to the Guardians and two cases dealt with
through the United Services Fund, all the children recommended
by the medical officers in charge of the Welfare Centres as
requiring convalescent treatment have been sent away through
the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and I should like to
express my appreciation of the kindly, efficient, and, it may be
added, economical services which have been rendered by this
Association in this connection. Prior to the present arrangement,
it was left to me to make arrangements with Homes direct and
it was only on rare occasions that any assistance towards the
cost of the treatment was forthcoming other than contributions,
usually small, from the parents. The I.C.A.A., however, through
theiT very comprehensive organisation, are in a position to utilise
every possible source of assistance, with the result that in many
cases the cost of the treatment to the Borough is negligible.
At the most, the charge made per week is substantially less than
would have been the case had arrangements been made direct
with the Home.
One also acknowledges with many thanks, the substantial
monetary help towards the cost of convalescent treatment of
selected cases given by the Rotary Club of Greenwich. This
amounted during the year to £17 17s. 6d., in respect of thirteen
children.
The total number of children sent away during the year
was 58, the average length of stay being eight weeks.
Minor Ailments.—Quite trifling minor ailments are dealt
with by the Health Visitor. Other cases requiring hospital
attention are dealt with by arrangement with St. John's Hospital,
Lewisham, to which Hospital the Council makes a contribution
of £50 per annum for this service.
Home Nursing.—Children found by the Health Visitors
to be in need of special nursing at their homes, are dealt with
by the various Nursing Associations in the Borough to whom
the Council make appropriate payment for such services.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment Centre.—This Centre
which was opened on the 24th September, 1925, at Conduit
House, 236, Trafalgar Road, is in use every day from 10 to
12.30, and 1.30 to 5 p.m., for cases referred to the Centre by
the Medical Officers attending the Infant Welfare Consultations.
The treatment is given by a fully trained and specially certificated
nurse.