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(2) The General Lying-in Hospital (York Road).
(3) The Clapham Maternity Hospital (Jeffreys Road).
N.B.—In connection with (1) and (2) Infants' Consultations
Centres have been established at the Hospitals
concerned for their own particular mothers and
their babies, which have been born in, or in connection
with, such Hospitals.
Last, but not least, is the Council's Municipal Milk Depot and
Infants Consultations Centre (66, York Road, Westminster Bridge
Road), which, naturally, also form an important part of the Scheme.
Financial Grants in Connection with the
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.
The principle of making financial grants out of the Borough
rates, which was adopted by the Council during 1917, is still being
carried out, and grants have been made during the past year to
the voluntary welfare centres, the creches or day nurseries and the
infants' clinics that have received grants from the Ministry of
Health—the Borough grants being dependent on the Ministry of
Health grants and being 75 per cent, of such Government grants.
In the case of the Maternity Home (West Norwood),* the
Council makes a grant in the first instance, and the Ministry of
Health repays to the Council up to 50 per cent, of such grant.
In addition, the Council makes special donations towards
inauguration (equipment, etc.), in connection with newly-started
voluntary welfare centres, or centres that have removed to new
premises, larger and better suitable for administrative purposes,
subject to such being approved as part of the Council's Maternity
and Child Welfare Scheme, and subject to the previous sanction of
the Ministry of Health. During 1923 two Centres have removed
to more suitable premises, viz., (1) Springfield from 48, Hartington
Road to 48, Lansdowne Road ; and (2) Loughborough Junction,
from 39, Loughborough Park, to the (late) Sussex Arms, 109,
Sussex Road (formally opened on November 22nd, 1923).
* During 1923 (calendar year), 243 mothers were confined at the Home
(6 by doctors and 237 by midwives), whilst, in addition, 52 mothers were
confined in the district by midwives connected with the Home. No case of
puerperal sepsis was reported, but medical assistance was sought by the
midwives in 30 cases (at the Home 30, on the District 0).