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Dental.
10, John Street, for expectant and nursing mothers
and children up to 5 years Thursday at 2 p.m.
Do. General and Tuberculosis Tuesday at 6.30 p.m.
School Clinics—Provided by the London County Council (see page 117).
Day Nurseries.—Established and controlled privately.
Kings way Creche, Kingsway Hall, Kingsway.
Field Lane Institution Creche, Vine Street, Clerkenwell Road.
St. Alban's Day Nursery, Greville Street.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
At University College Hospital (entrance in Huntley Street)
Venereal Diseases.—Treatment clinics are arranged by the London County Council, Those
in the Borough are:—
St. Paul's, Endell Street, daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
Hospital for Sick Children (for children only), Great Ormond Street, 0-10 a.m. daily
and 2-4 p.m., except Wednesday and Saturday.
Public Health Officers of the Local Authority.
See list on page 7.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
General.—The Metropolitan District Nursing Association of 31, Bedford Place, provides
skilled nurses for the sick poor.
Infectious Diseases.—By arrangements made by the Borough Council with the Nursing
Association, nurses are available for cases of:—
Summer Diarrhoea (in children under 2 years of age).
Measles with severe complications.
Whooping Cough with severe complications.
Lobar Pneumonia.
Influenzal Pneumonia.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Puerperal Fever.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Tuberculosis.
Maternity.—By arrangement with the Metropolitan District Nursing Association, skilled
maternity nursing is available for necessitous maternity cases subject to the prior approval
of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee or the Medical Officer of Health, also for
complications after confinement, including deficient lactation.
Contributions towards the service arc required in connection with maternity nursing
and the nursing of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia, the amount being assessed
according to ability to pay.
Midwives.—The Borough Council does not employ or subsidise any midwives.
Home Helps.—Home Helps are available for service in homes during
confinements—contributions towards the cost are required in accordance with
ability to pay.
Chemical Work.—Particulars of the work carried out by the Public Analyst
are included in pages 48-55.
Bacteriological Work.—Bacteriological work is carried out for the Borough
Council by the Royal Institute of Public Health, 37, Russell Square.