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Two members of the Public Health Committee of the Borough Council
and the Medical Officer of Health are members of the local Committee
of the Association.
The Borough Council made a financial grant of £100 to the Association
for the year commencing 1st April, 1935.
During the year the branch had 234 children under school age referred
to them for assistance.
These children were suffering from marasmus and malnutrition,
congenital deformities, rickets, anaemia, debility and enlarged glands
following acute illness such as bronchitis, pneumonia, measles, diphtheria
and scarlet fever.
Forty-nine children were sent out of London for convalescence, for
periods varying from six weeks to six months. One child had sanatorium
treatment arranged. Children were given medical aids as ordered by a
doctor, such as vitoleum cream, phosphates, malt and cod liver oil, etc.,
which their parents, owing to unemployment, were unable to provide.
Twenty-six children requiring surgical appliances, such as surgical
boots, calliper splints, umbilical belts, etc., were provided with what
was necessary. Several children were given warm clothing, boots, etc.,
and fares for children and escorts were paid whenever necessary.
Eleven children were treated at the I.C.A.A. Orthopaedic Clinic and
nine children were placed under the L.C.C. contact scheme, as contact
cases of tuberculous parents, in carefully chosen homes or with foster
mothers.
All children were specially visited after convalescence and friendly
supervision and advice was given. Perambulators and push-cars were
loaned to enable children to be taken regularly to hospital.
(c.) The Babies' Club.—35, Danvers Street, S.W. 3. Chairman:
Mrs. William Piercy, O.B.E. Secretary : Miss Hermione Peel. Medical
Officers : Dr. Langdon Lloyd, Dr. J. H. Gibbens, Dr. Grosvenor Millis
and Dr. G. Ormiston.
This Infant Welfare Clinic is controlled by a voluntary Committee.
It is intended for the use of annual subscribers only. Four infant consultations
are held weekly at the premises of the Club.
(d.) Charity Organisation Society.—Chairman : E. F. Dent, Esq.,
Hon. Secretaries : Miss Larken and Miss Fairtlough.
The Chelsea branch of the Charity Organisation Society is located at
2, Glebe Place, King's Road, S.W. 3.
This Society arranges for convalescent treatment when necessary;
for the supply of dentures and surgical appliances and for various forms
of temporary assistance during disablement, etc.
In connection with the Society there is a Women's Holiday Fund and
a large number of Chelsea women are thus enabled to obtain holidays
in the country or at the seaside during the summer months.