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Patients contributed £13 12s. 6d. in small sums according to their
means.
Convalescent Homes.—There are many charitable agencies throughout
the City which are always ready to answer the call for convalescent
treatment for mothers and children. Among them may be mentioned
the Friends of the Poor and the St. Henry Fund. The Medical Officer
of Health is ex officio a trustee of the latter, the benefits of which are
available only to residents of the parish of St. Anne's, Soho.
Homes for Unmarried Mothers, etc.—The Council makes an annual
grant of £100 to the Home of St. John the Baptist at Tulse Hill. This
home was formerly in the City, and cases from Westminster are eligible
for admission. The two other homes in the City which exist for a similar
purpose were mentioned previously in this report.
Day Nursery.—There are two nurseries in which mothers who work
away from home may place their young children during working hours,
one of them being in the City of Westminster. The Council makes an
annual grant of £50 towards the expenses of this nursery, which is
organised by the British Red Cross Society.
The lack of adequate day nursery accommodation in the City is a
matter to which the Council is giving its earnest attention. The Red
Cross Dav Nursery is extremely well conducted, but the premises are
somewhat small even for the limited number of children taken. There
is accommodation for only 40, whereas there is a permanent demand for
a day nursery which could house more than 100.
Supply of Milk.—Fresh and dried milk is supplied to certain cases
recommended by the medical officer of the maternity and child welfare
centre. Before the grants are made a standard of income laid down by
the Ministry must be proved. In some instances the weekly income
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