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Dinners were provided for poor nursing and expectant
mothers at a cost of 2d.
1915 The first Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare centre
was provided by taking a service run by a voluntary
organisation in 162 Lever Street. This was transferred
to Leage Street in 1929. The provisions made included
an ante natal clinic and dinners for expectant and
nursing mothers. There were also 7 voluntary centres
in the Borough.
The midwifery service for the Borough was carefully
considered by the council and it was reported that this
was carried out by students of St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
midwives from the city of London lying-in hospital, and
the Royal Maternity Charity, one midwife from the Royal
Free Hospital and one from the Board of Guardians, a
nurse for difficult cases from the Metropolitan Nursing
Association, and monthly nurses from the Maternity
Nursing Association. There were also 3 ante-natal clinics
available for Finsbury mothers apart from the Municipal
clinics already referred to.
1915-1916 The epidemic of cerebrospinal Fever caused a considerable
number of cases to occur in Finsbury.
1916 A Tuberculosis Dispensary for Finsbury persons was started
in the Royal Chest Hospital, city Road.
1918 The World pandemic of Influenza was responsible for 261
deaths in Finsbury.
1920 Dried milk was sold at cost price to necessitous mothers
for infants.
1921 Dinners and/or Dried milk were provided for infants and
children under 5, either free or reduced cost, according
to an assessment scale.
1922. Zymotic enteritis made notifiable in Finsbury during the
summer months (period extended to cover the whole year
in 1923).
1923 Measles made notifiable in Finsbury.
Agreement made with the Infants Hospital, Vincent
Square, for the reservation of cots for Finsbury children
needing hospital treatment.
1924 An Assistant Medical Officer of Health for maternity and
Child Welfare first appointed.
1927 A new Maternity and child Welfare centre opened in Pine
Street.
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