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Treatment Centres for Venereal Diseases.—These are provided at
Westminster, St. George's, Charing Cross and St. John's Hospitals, and
London Lock Hospital.
The City Council has no powers as regards these centres, the authority
under the Venereal Diseases Acts being the London County Council.
These centres are conducted at the three general hospitals in the City
and also at certain of the special hospitals, such as St. John's Hospital
for Skin Diseases. Those having agreements with the London County
Council receive considerable grants from this authority, who exercise
a certain degree of supervision over their administration.
School Clinics.—They are outside the purview of the City Council and
are organised by the L.C.C., the education authority. Much of the
treatment of school children is, as in the case of the general population,
carried out independently at the various hospitals in the City. There
are, however, school treatment clinics, provided by the L.C.C. for eye
testing, ear, nose and throat conditions at the—
Western Dispensary, Rochester Row, S.W.;
Westminster General Dispensary, Gerrard Street, W.
By arrangement with the British Red Cross Society, a clinic for the
treatment of minor ailments is carried on at 40, Marsham Street.
Orthopaedic Clinics.—None conducted by the local or Education
authority, but again the general hospitals have each special orthopaedic
departments ; in the case of Westminster Hospital a specially appointed
orthopaedic surgeon is in charge and there is attached a school of massage
and department for remedial exercises. A great deal of orthopaedic
in-patient work is done at certain of the hospitals of the L.C.C. (old
M.A.B.).
Among other clinics of a voluntary character may be mentioned the
London Clinic in Ranelagh Road, S.W.I. This is a large institution
which provides for all classes of treatment of a special character, such as
artificial sunlight, medicinal baths for cases of rheumatism, heart disease,
electro-therapy in all its forms, etc., etc. The clinic is under the
management of the British Humane Association, a registered charity.
Day Nurseries.—There is only one such institution in the City; the
Westminster Red Cross Day Nursery, Warwick Street, S.W.I. It is
exceedingly well conducted, but as there is accommodation for only 40
children it is woefully inadequate for the needs of the population and ig
in constant financial difficulties,