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It will be observed that the Local Government Board's Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme contemplates a grant not exceeding one-half of the
salaries of Health Visitors, as well as of the other administrative cost of
any scheme. The Council's Health Visitors were appointed on the understanding
that the London County Council should contribute one-half of
their salaries, but in view of the deficiency in the Exchequer Contribution
Account nothing has hitherto been received from that source. The
London County Council intimated, however, that the Council was now
prepared to consider applications for a moiety of the Health Visitors'
salaries for the year ended 31st March, 1914, and application by the
Poplar Borough Council was made for such amount.
Metropolitan Borough of Poplar.
Council Offices,
High Street, Poplar,
Encl. 12th October, 1914.
Dear Sir, or Madam,
Maternity and Child Welfare.
I am directed by the Council of this Borough to forward you the
enclosed Heport on the above subject, and to ask that your Care
Committee will be good enough to forward from time to time to the
Medical Officer of Health, at the Public Health Offices, Bow Road,
the fullest particulars of expectant maternity cases which may come
to the knowledge of the Committee, in connection with their work
at the school, together with any suggestions or recommendations
they may desire to make in respect of any of such cases.
Yours faithfully,
Leonard Potts,
Town Clerk.
The Secretary,
School Care Committee,
School.
The following letter was circularised among the registered midwives
in the Borough :—
13th October, 1914.
Dear Madam,
Maternity and Child Welfare.
I beg to enclose herewith copy of the report of the Public Health
and Housing Committee which was adopted by the Council on the
8th instant.