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Copy of letter from the Medical Officer of Health to the Secretary of
each voluntary Welfare Centre.
24th February, 1937.
Children under School Age (Circular 1550)
Minor Ailments.
Dear Sir (or Madam),
The Council at its last meeting agreed to a temporary arrangement
with the following hospitals lor the treatment of minor
ailments:—
Belgrave Hospital, No. 1 Clapham Road, S.W.9.
King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, S.E.5.
St. Thomas's Hospital, Westminster Bridge, S.E.1.
Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, S.E.1.
Will you be good enough therefore to arrange as soon as possible
for your toddlers' clinic to work in conjunction with the hospitals.
In general the procedure to be adopted will be as follows:—
(1) Every parent whose child requires treatment and who wishes
to make use of the facilities offered should be informed of
the hospital, the day and the time at which the child will
be expected to attend. Every effort should be made to
send the child to the nearest hospital to his or her home,
but otherwise a free choice should be offered.
Enclosed is a list of the times, etc., at which the hospitals
are prepared to receive the children.
(2) Each parent should be given a card to take to the hospital
and the card will be surrendered there at the first visit as
a voucher to support the hospital's account which will be
rendered monthly to me. No child must be given more
than one card in any one year. Every card must be
signed by the doctor, otherwise the case will not receive
treatment.
(3) Arrangements should be made to carry out treatment for
cases such as impetigo, small abrasions, etc., at the welfare
centre in order to avoid congestion at the hospitals.
(4) Each week a list of cases referred for treatment should be
sent to the Lady Almoners of the hospitals concerned so
that any who fail to attend may be followed up by your