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NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ADOPTION ASSOCIATION HOSTELS.
These institutions are situated in the Borough, but their work is national rather than local.
Unwanted infants are received from various parts of the country and are cared for until adopted by
some reputable person.

• This institution was permanently closed on November l5th, 1922.
CONVALESCENT HOMES.
In May, 1922, the Council discontinued their annual subscription of £10 to the Ashburton
Home and in place thereof subscribed for four admission letters to the Evelyn Convalescent Cottage
Home at Wargrave, Berks, and two to the Hambledon Cottage Home, Surrey, at a cost of
£12 12s. 0d.
The subscription of £12 12s. 0d. to the London Mothers' Convalescent Home, Sunningdale,
Berks, was continued until December, 1922. In that month the Council were informed that the
mothers for whom the letters were intended were unable to pay an extra charge made by the
Institution. Further, the maximum age limit on admission of three months in the case of the
infant was an obstacle and, on more than one occasion, beds were not available when required.
In consequence of these difficulties the letters of admission supplied in respect of the Council's
subscription were not fully utilised, and the Council accordingly directed that their subscription of
£12 12s. 0d. to the London Mothers' Convalescent Home should be cancelled and that the
subscription to the Wargrave Home should be increased by £8 8s. and to the Hambledon Home
by £4 4s. The Council can now send each year 8 mothers with infants to the Wargrave Home
and 4 mothers with infants to the Hambledon Home.
HOME HELPS.
No applications for Home Helps under the Council's scheme have been received during
the year.
HOME NURSING.
During the later months of 1922 the Committee of the Golborne Infant Welfare Centre gave
careful consideration to the question as to whether anything further could be done in the Golborne
Ward to improve the health of the children, and it was resolved to employ a trained nurse on the
staff of the Centre to undertake the home nursing of expectant and nursing mothers, and children
under five years of age.
Home nursing has in the past been conducted in the Golborne Ward, as in every part of the
Borough, by the Kensington District Nursing Association, therefore, it was decided to consult the
Superintendent of the Nursing Association before any further steps were taken. A Conference,
attended by the Hon. Secretary of the Golborne Centre, the Superintendent of the Nursing
Association and the Medical Officer of Health, drew up a scheme of work under which the nursing
staffs of the three authorities namely (1) the Borough Council (2) the Kensington District Nursing
Association and (3) the Golborne Infant Welfare Centre, work in close co-operation. Overlapping
is avoided, arrangements having been made for only one nurse to be in attendance at any one
house.
The Golborne Centre Nurse commenced duty on November 24th, 1922, and up to the end of
the year she had paid 123 nursing visits.
Details of the work performed by the Kensington District Nursing Association appear on
page 22.