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There were 16 deaths of illegitimate children under two years of
age, which represents a Mortality Rate of 92 per 1,000 illegitimate
births as compared with 19 for legitimate children.
This Committee has been in existence since 1924. In October,
1923, the suggestion of my predecessor, Dr. Scrase, to the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee was adopted, i.e., that by a systematic
enquiry into the death of every child under two years of age, it might
be possible to ascertain in what respects, if any, the Borough Scheme
in relation to maternity and child welfare might be improved upon, or
the efficiency of its application increased.
In July, 1924, the Sub-Committee added to its investigations all
still births and maternal deaths; and later, in June, 1926, considered
notified cases of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia.
A list of the many valuable introductions that have been made
into the Council's maternity and child welfare scheme, as a result of
the consideration and investigations of the Sub-Committee, were set
out in my Annual Report for 1935.
Convalescent Homes and Other Institutions.
Convalescent Homes.
During 1935, 17 mothers and babies were sent to Convalescent
Homes; the Borough Council being responsible for the payment and
the applicants being assessed by the Assistance Sub-Committee to contribute
according to their means.
The following Homes are managed by Voluntary Committees and
receive grants from the London County Council under the Local
Government Act, 1929.
Beauchamp Lodge.
The Borough Council has an arrangement with Beauchamp Lodge
Emergency Home for Children, 2, Warwick Crescent, Paddington, for
the boarding-out of children under five years of age whose mothers
have been admitted to Hospitals for their confinements. The Borough
Council pays 12s. 6d. per week per bed occupied, the parents being
assessed to contribute according to their means. During 1935, one
child from a Hampstead family was admitted under this arrangement