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similar duplicate list being furnished to the Council's official Health
Visitors. These lists are compared at the centres at frequent intervals,
so as to ensure that all notified births are receiving attention, whether
the mothers are attending the centres or not, and so as to prevent overlapping
and duplication. The first visits, as well as the re-visits, are
paid from the centres, the work being arranged by the voluntary and
official Health Visitors, who act in close relationship. The same
applies to the "consulations" sessions held at the centres, where the
official Health Visitors also attend as required to help the voluntary
Health Visitors in every way in connection with weighings, advice to
mothers, etc.
The official Health Visitors are also responsible to the Medical
Officer of Health, to whom they report directly, for investigating puerperal
fever (or sepsis) and ophthalmia neonatorum cases, that may be
notified or reported, still-births, deaths of infants under one year of age,
aad any special complaints or inquiries in connection with Maternity
and Child Welfare, that may require investigation.
The voluntary centres have been grouped so that the Council's
official Health Visitors act as liaison or linking-up officers as follows
Inner Districts.
1. Nurse Hoskin.—North Marsh, Barley Mow, Holy Trinity
Institute, and Babies' Care Centres.
2. Nurse Stirk.—Moffatt Institute, St. Anne's, and Springfield
Centres.
Outer Districts
3. Nurse McHugh.—Stockwell, North Brixton, Loughborough
Junction Centres.
4. Nurse Roe.—Brixton and West Norwood Centres.
In addition to Health Visitors, the voluntary centres have
attached to them Medical Officers, with the exception of the small Holy