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Day Nurseries:—
The British Red Cross Society's Day Nursery, Warwick Street.
Accommodation for 10 children.
School Clinics.—These are organized and administered by the Education
Authority, the London County Council. Besides arrangements with
hospitals in the City for the treatment of school children, clinics are
conducted by officers of the L.C.C. at the following institutions:—
Western Dispensary, Rochester Row, S.W.
Westminster General Dispensary, Gerrard Street, W.
A clinic for minor ailments at 40, Marsham Street is maintained by the
British Red Cross Society in co-operation with the London County
Council.
Orthopaedic clinics have already been mentioned in connection with
the work of the general hospitals and Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Artificial Light Clinics.—The City Council does not provide artificial
light treatment because there are already ample facilities provided on a
voluntary basis in the various hospitals and dispensaries in the City.
The London Clinic in Ranelagh Road, S.W. 1, requires special mention.
It is a large institution founded and maintained by the British Humane
Association whose object is the alleviation and cure of certain ailments
by means of artificial light, &c. The beneficent work of this body is very
largely due to the inspiration, liberality and deep personal interest of the
late Campbell Johnston, Esq., who was its first chairman and who died
in 1928 while holding that office. From small beginnings in Tufton Street
the work increased so quickly that larger premises were required. A
large building formerly a furniture depository in Ranelagh Road was
taken and converted for the purposes of out-patient treatment by light
on a large scale. Besides artificial sunlight other treatments such as
electrotherapy, inhalation, and foam baths are administered.
Patients attend daily and contribute according to their means for
treatment. Cases of hardship are treated free.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.—The City Council organized a Tuberculosis
Dispensary Scheme in 1916. The dispensary is part of an old building
at 1, Pimlico Road, which during the next year or so will give place to a
new tuberculosis dispensary designed for the purpose. The scheme is
administered solely by the City Council and its officers ; details relating
to the work will be found in the Tuberculosis section of the report.
Treatment Centres for Venereal Diseases.—These are not within the
province of the City Council. They are conducted at the three general