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it is appreciated that further necessary extensions of the Maternity
and Child Welfare Services, e.g., establishment of Breast feeding
Clinics, Ray-therapy Clinics, etc., cannot be made unless and until
other more suitable premises are obtained.
In November the Borough Council established separate PostNatal
Clinics on either side of the Borough. Dr. Beatrice Turner
was appointed as the part-time officer for this purpose.
Assistance to expectant and nursing mothers has now been
extended to include the provision of eggs and butter in addition
to milk.
During the year a vacancy for a co-opted member occurred
on the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee. It was decided
that the general medical practitioners should be asked to nominate
one of their number for this vacancy. Dr. Finlayson was accordingly
appointed, thus assisting the very close liaison which already
exists between the Public Health Department and the Medical
Practitioners of the Borough.
3. Housing, etc.
Throughout the year the particular attention and activities of
the Public Health Department have been directed to improving
the housing conditions of the working classes living in the
Borough. The Kilburn Vale Clearance Area scheduled by the
London County Council has been confirmed by the Minister.
My records shew that 386 families are living in overcrowding
conditions. A number of premises are marked for closure and
will be dealt with when appropriate alternative accommodation
can be found, for many of these tenants express a strong desire
not to leave Hampstead.
The 46 dwellings which are to be erected on the New End
and Garnett Road Sites will be used for the relief of overcrowding,
but many of the larger families, and therefore
economically the most stressed, will have to continue to live under
their present overcrowded conditions until further housing
facilities have been provided. It will be remembered that in