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MATERNITY HOSPITAL GRANTS:
Contributions for Maternity cases admitted to beds at Maternity
Hospitals at the rate of 10/- per ease for a percentage of notified births
were made as follows:-
University College Hospital 176 cases.
Royal Free Hospital 146 cases.
SUPPLY OF SUPPLEMENTARY QUANTITIES OF MILK TO MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN:
This scheme has already been described in previous Annual Reports and
during 1945 the total quantity of milk supplied under the Scheme and paid for
by the Council was:-
No. of Recipients -124 Pints of Milk 3,318
Lbs. of Dried Milk 2,03¼
Total cost to Council- £151.17s.11d.
SUPPLY OF VITAMIN PREPARATIONS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER 5:
The Voluntary and the South Islington Welfare Centres continued
to act as Distributing, Centres on behalf of the Ministry of Food in connection
with Vitamin products, in the form of Cod Liver Oil Compound and Orange Juice,
for Expectant Mothers and Children under Five.
PROVISION OF DENTURES FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS:
This Scheme initiated in 1944 provides for assisting expectant
and nursing mothers to obtain dentures supplied through either the North or
the South Islington Welfare Centre or Eastman's Dental Clinic. The number
of mothers assisted under the Scheme during 1945 was 31 at a total cost to
the Borough Council of £79.15s.4½d.
INVALID CHILDREN'S AID ASSOCIATION:
A grant of £150 was paid to the Invalid Children's Aid
Association for their work for Islington children under five years of age
during 1945.
NURSING IN THE HOLE:
A grant of £200 was paid during 1945 to the North London District
Nursing Association in respect of the nursing of Islington children under
five years of age in the home. The Borough Council also contributes at the
rate of 2/- per visit to necessitous cases of maternity complications for
which the services of a District Nurse are called in and in respect of the
nursing in the home of Public Health cases.
During 1945 £19.10s. was paid to the North London District Nursing
Association in respect of these two types of cases.
DAILY GUARDIAN SERVICE:
The Daily Guardian Service continued to provide for the care of a number
of children of mothers in work for whom accommodation could not be found in the Day
Nurseries. At the end of the year 63 Daily Guardians were on the register
of women approved for this Service and were caring for 72 children.
VOLUNTARY DAY NURSERIES:
The Council's grant to the Islington Voluntary Day Nursery
evacuated to the country was as under:-
Lower Holloway Day Nursery £260.
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