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measles and german measles, the Council agreed to appoint two Health Visitors
(3 recommended by the Medical Officer of Health) to assist the Medical Officer of
Health in enforcing and executing the Public Health (Measles and German Measles)
Regulations, 1915, at a commencing salary of £100 rising by annual increments of £5
to a maximum of £125 per annum. In July, 1916 these two Health Visitors were
appointed.
July, 1916.—Richmond Road Centre for West Islington opened. Also in
1916 the Council approved a grant of £200 per annum to each of the three Voluntary
Centres of which £100 was reimbursed to the Council by the Local Government Board.
April, 1918.—The East Islington Welfare Centre, Drayton Park was set up and
was given a grant at the rate of £200 per annum.
By April 1918 also the Council were subsidising milk grants for mothers and
babies at the rate of £600 per annum.
April, 1919.—The Council approved the formation of the Maternity & Child
Welfare Committee in accordance with the requirements of the Maternity & Child
Welfare Act, 1918.
May, 1919.—Representatives (one each) of the North, South, East and West
Centres and also Islington Women's Guild and Islington Labour Party Women's
Section were nominated for appointment on the Maternity & Child Welfare
Committee, and in June the Committee made its first report to the Council under the
Chairmanship of Councillor Mrs. Southgate.
The Council adopted a recommendation to pay 10s. per Islington case for
confinements taking place in the City of London Maternity Hospital, subject to the
Local Government Board contributing half the amount, and also adopting a
recommendation that £30 be paid by the Council towards the expenses of the conjoint
Committee of the four Islington Maternity & Child Welfare Centres in connection
with the Child Welfare and Health Exhibition held in Islington in July 1919 (subject
to Local Government Board paying half).
January, 1920.—Report to Council of preparation of scheme for efficient
administration of the Maternity & Child Welfare Act, 1918. This included payment
of fees to lying-in hospitals; provision of food and milks to nursing and expectant
mothers; grants to creche and day nursery (at a rate of £2 per annum for each
child accommodated daily at Lower Holloway, South Islington, Elizabeth Codnor
Creche and St. Luke's Day Nurseries). The work of the Maternity & Child Welfare
Centres was also reviewed and it was thought that home helps should be provided
through the Voluntary Centres. It was recommended that a fee of 1s. per visit should
be paid in respect of attendance of district nurses on cases of measles, whooping
cough and ophthalmia neonatorum. Appointment of five health visitors was
recommended additional to the appointments of the original two in 1916.
April, 1920.—Council contributed £25 per annum, for the first time, to the
Invalid Children's Aid Association.
June, 1920.—The Council appointed five Health Visitors at salaries of £200 per
annum rising by annual increments of £10 to a maximum of £280 per annum.
December, 1920.—On the representation of the Conjoint Committee of Welfare
Centres work in connection with the Milk Order was transferred from the Centres
to the Maternity & Child Welfare Office.
January, 1921.—Grants to the Voluntary Welfare Centres were increased to £600,
£400, £550 and £450 respectively to the North, South, East and West Islington Welfare
Centres.
June, 1921.—Maternity & Child Welfare Committee adopted milk scheme. The
Council's expenditure on milk was £6,500.
October, 1921.—Dr. Clark Trotter appointed Medical Officer of Health to the
Borough.
January, 1922.—Grants to the Welfare Centres again increased,