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General Provision of Health SerVices In the Area.
NURSING IN THE HOME. The number of visits paid to cases hy the nurses
from nursing associations was 1541.
WELFARE CENTRES at 31st December 1943.
Clinics (Maternity and Child Welfare)
(a)
Borough Council:
Rustoh Street:
Ante-natal: Tuesday mornings and alternate
Monday mornings.
Infant Consultations: Thursday mornings and
afternoons.
Dental: Wednesday mornings.
Sunlight: Monday afternoons; Friday mornings
Simpsons Road:
Infant Consultations: Monday afternoons.
Sunli ght: Monday morn ings.
54 West Fdfry Road:
Infant Consultations: Wednesday afternoons.
Ante-natal: Friday afternoons.
(b)
Royal College of St.
katharine
1 Bazeley Stroot:
Ante-natal: Thursday mornings.
Trinity Hall:
Infant Consultations: Wodnesday mornings.
All Hallows:
Infant Consultations: Tuesday afternoons.
St. Michael's Hall:
Infant Consultations: Monday afternoons.
The numbers of attendances at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres
were
Borough Council. Royal College of St. Katharine. Total.
15,654 6,714 22,368
VISITS PAID BY HEALTH VISITORS. Tho numbers.of visits paid by tho Health
Visitors were .
Borough Council. Royal College of St. Katharine. Total.
23,505 21,510 45,015
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
Visits to Foster Mothers and Children 15 (by H.V's.)
Foster Mothers under supervision during 1943 3
Foster Children " " " 4
STERILE MATERNITY OUTFITS. No outfits were issued during the year.
OBSTETRIC CONSULTANTS. It was not necessary to oall in a Consultant
during the year.
CONVALESCENT TREATMENT. 15 convalescent cases were sent away during the
year through the agency of the Invalid Children's
Aid Association.
CLOTHING COUPONS FOR EXPECTANT MOTIISRS. The arrangements made in 1941
for the distribution of clothing vouchers for expectant mothers were
continued until July when the issue of vouchers was transferred to the
Local FoodA offices. With the transfer of this service the Maternity and
Child Welfare lost the great advantage it had in being able to make early
and personal contact with the expectant mothers. This matter was