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(c) The Babies' Club.—35, Danvers Street, S.W.3. Chairman :
Mrs. William Piercy, O.B.E. Secretary: Miss M. Burnaby. Medical
Officers : Dr. Langdon Lloyd, Dr. J. H. Gibbens, Dr. Grosvenor Miliis
and Dr. J. Chisholm.
This Infant Welfare Clinic is controlled by(a voluntarv Committee.
It is intended for the use of subscribers onlv. The prcFiXSen
were closed at commencement of hostilities
(1939) and re-opened at the latter end of 1942,X
(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.
(e) Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary.—This Dispensary, located
at Brompton Hospital, affords skilled diagnosis and efficient treatment
for all cases of Tuberculosis within the Borough.
Details of the work done by the Dispensary will be found on page 74.
CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT FOR NURSING
MOTHERS AND INFANTS.
The amount of convalescent home treatment provided for nursing
mothers and infants during the past Pour years is shown in Table No. 30.
During the year nine of the cases were sent to Homes free of charge.
The remainder contributed according to their resources. The period of
convalescence granted is two"weeks.