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Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
For many years the need of a more suitable headquarters for the carrying out of the maternity
and child welfare work of the Borough has been apparent, emphasis on the necessity being referred
to by the Minister of Health as a result of his investigations into the services during 1934. The
present premises, 232, Harrow Road, have proved unsuitable and insufficient to cope with the
growth of the staS and work, having been ih use since 1910, when the then Paddington Health Society
was divided into two distinct bodies, one to deal with tuberculosis and the other infant welfare. The
latter was the Paddington School for Mothers.
In June, 1934, the Council decided to proceed with a scheme for the provision of a well equipped
Centre of modern type, but owing to the difficulty experienced in finding a suitable site, and to the
prolonged negotiations in securing the Parsonage site near Lock Bridge (which was the one eventually decided upon),
and, subsequently, to delay in securing approval of the plans, etc., final
sanction had not been received by the end of the year.
The existing Centres are provided by the Paddington School for Mothers, which is a voluntary
society financed by voluntary contributions and by grants froan the Paddington Borough Council.
An annual contribution of £500 is made by the Council to the Paddington School for Mothers.
This is provided for in the Scheme made by the Minister of Health under Section 101 (6) of the Local
Government Act, 1929.
The following ia a brief account of the activities of the Paddington School for Mothers:—
Centres (as in December, 1936).
232, Harrow Road, W.2.—Ten rooms and Health Visitors' rest room, all warmed by gas
fires.
Two Infant Consultations weekly.—Tuesday, 2.15 p.m. Medical Officer, Dr. Joyce R. Simpson.
Thursday, 2.15 p.m. Medical Officer, Dr. J. Thoresby Jones.
Area served:—Parts of Church, Harrow Road, Westbourne and Maida Vale Wards.
One Maternity (Ante- and Post-Natal) Consultation weekly.—Monday, 10 a.m. Medical Officer
Dr. E. Dorothy Fenwick. Instruction in Maternal Hygiene (Ante- and Post-Natal), and in cutting
out and making babies' clothes, together with a stall for the sale of babies' garments and woollies.
Area served:—South Paddington.
Consultative and Physical Treatment Consultation weekly. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.
Medical Officer, Dr. R. Cove-Smith.
Schick Testing and Diphtheria Immunisation Treatment weekly—Wednesday, 2 p.m. Medical
Officer, Dr. C. T. Potter.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment and Massage are given twice weekly, Tuesday and Thursday,
10 a.m., by Miss Denny, C.S.M.M.G., Miss P. Smiddy, C.S.M.M.G., and Miss Suffling, C.S.M.M.G.,
in conjunction with the Consultative and Physical Treatment Consultation under Dr. R. Cove-Smith
"Toddlers" Clinic, twice monthly.—First and third Friday, 10 a.m. Medical Officer, Dr. C. T.
Potter.
Area served:—All Paddington.
St. David's Welsh Church Hall, St. Mary's Terrace, W.2.—Large hall, electrically heated, and
doctor's room, guarded coal fire.
Two Infant Consultations weekly.—Wednesday, 2 p.m. Medical Officer, Dr. Alexander S. Hall,
subsequently Dr. E. D. Fenwick. Friday, 2 p.m. Medical Officer, Dr. Evelyn Maclagan. Special
arrangements for toddlers once in three months. Friday, 2 p.m.
Area served:—Church, Town and Hyde Park Wards.
Christ Church Parish Rooms, Queensborough Passage, Porchester Terrace, W.2.—Two large rooms,
doctor's room and sales room warmed by electricity and coal fires.
One Infant Consultation weekly.—Monday, 2 p.m. Medical Officer, Dr. E. Dorothy Fenwick.
Special arrangements for toddlers once in three months. Monday, 2 p.m.
Instruction in Invalid Cookery, Knitting, etc., is given by a qualified Voluntary Worker.
Monday, 2 p.m.
Area served:—Lancaster Gate East and West Wards and part of Westbourne Wafd,