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CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
The Maternity and Child Welfare work carried on in the Borough by
the Chelsea Health Society and School for Mothers has already been
outlined in Section II. of this report and an account of the Society's
ac tivities during the past two years has been included in Table No. 42.
The Society is controlled by a Voluntary Committee and is supported
b y (1) voluntary contributions, (2) financial grants from the Ministry
of Health and from the Borough Council. During the year four infant
clinics were held weekly and one ante-natal clinic weekly. One infant
c linic was held weekly at 484, King's Road, the remaining three infant
clinics and the ante-natal clinic being held at 1, Manor Street. The
Medical and other staff are appointed by the Voluntary Committee.
All the medical officers are ladies.
ORMOND MATERNITY HOME.
The Ormond Maternity Home, situated at 29, Blantyre Street, Chelsea,
is the only institution of its kind in the Borough. It provides accommodation
for six cases, a seventh bed being available in emergency. The
Home is controlled by a Voluntary Committee and is supported by
(1) voluntary subscriptions, (2) payments by patients and by pupils. The
Institution does excellent work in the neighbourhood, providing an
intern and extern midwifery service, and, in addition, is a recognised
school for the training of midwives. The Medical Officer of Health is
a member of the Executive Committee of the Home.
There is an increasing demand for the Maternity beds, the number
of in-patients dealt with having risen from 48 in 1926 to 58 in 1928.
I am indebted to Miss A. Aldridge, the Matron of the Home, for the
following information regarding the work done during the year: —
Total cases attended during the year 217
Cases admitted and attended in the Home 58
Cases attended in the district 159
Maternal Deaths None
CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT FOR NURSING
MOTHERS AND INFANTS.
The amount of convalescent home treatment provided for nursing
mothers and infants, during the past two years is shown in Table No.
47. During the year ten of the cases were sent to Homes free of charge.
The remainder contributed according to their resources. Of applications
made for convalescent treatment, it is found that over 40 per cent.
are subsequently withdrawn, owing to domestic circumstances rendering
it impossible for the mother to leave her home. The period of convalescence
granted is two weeks.