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Eye and Skin Defects.
Cases of eye defects in mothers and children are
dealt with by the London County Council oculist,
and this is a convenience to the mothers. Children
who attend the clinics regularly are referred to the
London County Council local School Treatment
Centres when they are found to be suffering from
Impetigo Contagiosa, as no contagious or infectious
disease is allowed in the clinics.
Home Nursing.
Home nursing is provided by the Borough
Council for persons requiring such attention and
unable to pay for it privately. There are three groups
of cases included in the Council's scheme—certain
illnesses in children under five years of age ; certain
illnesses in expectant and nursing mothers ; and
certain infectious diseases.
A fee of 1s. per patient is paid for each attendance
on a case, in the first two groups by the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee, and in the third group
by the Public Health Committee.
The co-operation we receive from Miss Watson,
the Superintendent of the District Nurses, is always
most cordial and helpful.
Maternity Home.
The Fulham Borough Council Maternity Home
is situated at 706, Fulham Road, S.W.6. It has
ten beds for patients, with an isolation ward containing
one bed. The home is primarily intended
to ensure that mothers whose home surroundings
are unsuitable for confinement should have such
privacy and proper attention as they could not have
in their own homes,