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The Second Feathers Club in Norland Gardens was also
approached, and they agreed also to supply dinners for
a fixed price. This Centre will start to cater for necessitous
Borough cases after 1st April, 1937.
Ante-Natal Clinics.
There are three ante-natal clinics in the Borough, two
in North Hammersmith and one in South Hammersmith.
They are held at the following Centres :-
48, Glenthorne Boad, W.6.
Tuesdays, 6. p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.
Old Oak Centre, The Curve, West way, W.12.
Mondays, 6 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m.
Latymer Road Mission, Blechynden Street, W.ll.
Thursday, 10 a.m.
The Medical Officers who attend these clinics are the
Borough Council's Assistant Medical Officers. The
Municipal Midwife and Health Visitors also attend.
Any expectant mother being resident in the Borough
may attend. Reports are furnished to hospitals, doctors
and midwives in respect of their respective patients.
It was hoped that the midwives would take advantage
of the facilities provided and send their patients to the
Clinic for ante-natal examination, but the attendance from
this source continues to be disappointing. This is probably
due to the fact that the Borough Council, which is the
Maternity and Child Welfare Authority, is not the supervising
authority under the Midwives Act. This function
unfortunately remains in the hands of the London County
Council, which leads to overlapping, divided authority and
consequent lack of efficiency.