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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Name and Address of Institution, etc. | Nature of Maternity and Child Welfare Services rendered. | Amount of Council's Contribution. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Convalescent Home, Birchington-on-Sea. | Convalescent Home for mothers and babies. (Mothers convalescent after childbirth.) | £40 per annum retaining fee for 1 bed and 14s. per week for mother and baby (up to 6 months), and 7s. per week for mother alone. Patients assessed to pay according to their means. This facility was terminated on September 30th, and the Council authorised the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee to arrange, as and when required, for accommodation in suitable Homes and upon the most convenient terms, for convalescent patients. |
| The Children's Hospital, College Cres-cent, N.W.3. | Beds for sick and ailing children under five years of age, and for minor operations. | 17s. 6d. per week per bed occupied. Parents assessed to pay according to their means. |
| Hampstead Foster Home, 99, Haverstock Hill, N.W.3. Hampstead Council of Social Welfare, 27, Heath Street, N.W.3. | Home for the first babies of unmarried mothers. Six Infant Welfare Centres. | £200 per annum. (£652 per annum also paid by Lon-don County Council.) *£725 per annum. |
| Brondesbury and Kilburn Day Nursery, 36, Hemstal Road, N.W.6. | Day Nursery. | *£431 per annum. |
| Hampstead and North St. Pancras Day Nursery, 27 & 29, Pond Street, N.W.3. | Day Nursery. | *£543 per annum. |
| *Payable by the Council under the Scheme of the Minister of Health under Section 101 (6), Local Government Act, 1929. | ||
| National Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child, 117, Piccadilly, W. | Welfare work. | *£3 3s. Od. |
Note.—A Dental Clinic for expectant or nursing mothers and children up to five years
of age, has been established by the Borough Council at 27, Pond Street. This is staffed and
equipped by the British Dental Hospital for the sum of £110 per annum. Information
relating to the work carried out during 1932 will be found on page 48. A similar Clinic has
been established by the Hampstead Council of social Welfare at the Health Institute,
Kingsgate Road, Kilburn.
The Council has nominated the following members of the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee to serve on the Committees of
certain of the above-mentioned Institutions to which the Council contributes:—
Kilburn and West Hampstead District Nursing Association,
Councillor Mrs. Arnholz.
Hampstead District Nursing Association, Mr. Councillor
Monckton Copeman.