Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1944
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(c) The Babies' Club.— 35, Danvers Street, S.W.3.
The premises
were closed at commencement of hostilities
(1939) and re-opened at the latter end of 1942.
This Infant Welfare Clinic is controlled by a voluntary Committee.
It is intended for the use of subscribers only. 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.
(e) Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary.— This Dispensary, located
at Brompton Hospital, affords skilled diagnosis and efticient 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 Six years is shown in Table No. 30.
The period of
convalescence granted is two weeks.
TABLE No. 30.
| Year. | No. of Applications. | Nursing Mothers and Infants sent away under Council Scheme. | Contributions by Mothers. | Nett Cost to Borough. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREE | REDUCED RATE | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||
| 1939 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 4 |
| 1940 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1941 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1942 | 2 | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 1943 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 1944 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||