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Public Health, Maternity and Child Welfare Committee 2
Housing Committee 2
Milk and Welfare Sub-Committee 2
Preface 9
I.—Statistics and Social Conditions of the Borough.
General Statistics 11
Physical Features and General Character of the Area 11
Social Conditions, including Chief Occupations of Inhabitants 12
Vital Statistics 12
(a.) Births 13
(b) Marriages 16
(c.) Deaths 16
(d.) Deaths of Children, 1-5 years of age 22
(e.) Infant Mortality 22
(f.) Illegitimate Deaths 24
Apparent Excessive Mortality in the Borough 24
Causes of Sickness in the Borough 24
II.—Provision of Health Services in the Borough.
Public Health Officers of the Borough Council 3-5
(a.) Medical 3-5
(b.) Other Officers 3-5
Professional Nursing in the Home 26
(a.) General 26
(b.) Infectious Diseases 26
Mid wives and Maternity Nurses 28
Home Help in Maternity Cases 28
National Health Insurance 29
Poor Law Relief 29
Laboratory Facilities 29
Public Health Legislation in Force in the Borough 30
Hospital Services available in the Borough 31
Maternity and Nursing Homes 33
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia 33
Other Diseases and Complications of Childbirth 33
Maternal Mortality 33
Health Visitors 34
Ante-Natal Work 36
Supply of Milk to Mothers and Young Children 36
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers, Illegitimate Infants and
Homeless Children 37
Institutional Provision for Mental Defectives 37
Ambulance Facilities 37
Clinics and Treatment Centres 38
(a.) The Violet Melchett Infant Welfare Centre 38
(I.) Chelsea Health Society 39
(II.) Chelsea Day Nursery 39
(III.) Chelsea Mothercraft Training Home 40
(b.) Invalid Children's Aid Association 41
(c.) The Babies' Club 42
(d.) Charity Organisation Society 42
(e.) Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary 42
Convalescent Home Treatment for Nursing Mothers and Infants 43
Local Government Act, 1020 43
Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts, 1025 and 1029 44
Blind Persons Act, 1020 44
Summary of Arrangements regarding Maternity and Child Welfare 44