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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. PANCRAS.
Fublic Health Department.
Medical Advice to Mothers and Sucklings as to Feeding.
In the card of Advice to Mothers distributed in St. Pancras it is urged (1)
that when in doubt as to her health and habits before the birth of her child,
the mother should not hesitate to seek medical advice at once; (2) that if the
health of the suckling mother or of the baby is failing, medical advice should be
sought with a view to avoiding weaning ; (3) that a suckling infant should not
be weaned until after nine months old except upon medical advice, and that
the suckling- weaned before time should be taken from time to time to the
Doctor for advice as to proper food and feeeding.
Medical advice may be obtained by mothers, according to their circumstances,
from—
1. Specialist Medical Practitioners.
2. General Medical Practitioners.
3. Private Surgeries and Dispensaries.
4. Provident Dispensaries.
5. Hospital Out-Patient Departments.
6. Medical Missions.
7. Poor Law Dispensaries.
Mothers resorting to either of the first three for advice will choose their own
personal Medical Attendants.
With regard to the last four for the provident, impecunious, necessitous,
and destitute, the information set out below will be useful to mothers.
Any further information may be obtained from Miss Gardiner, Woman
Inspector, Town Hall, Pancras Road, N.W.
John F. J. Sykes,
Medical Officer of Health.
4.—PROVIDENT DISPENSARIES.
(a) Within the Boundaries of St. Pancras.
Brookfield Sick Club (Ilighgate New Town).
For persons whose income does not exceed 30s. per week. Entrance,
9d. ; and Id. per week.
For persons whose income is over 30s. and under 40s. per week.
Entrance, Is.; and lid. per week.
Application for Membership at Mission House, Raydon Street,
Monday, 8 p.m. Weekly payments. Maternity Department.
Havrrstock Hill and Maiden Road Dispensary (132, Maiden Road).
For persons with income not exceeding 40s. per week.tid. per month.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, at 12 and 3. Monthly
payments in advance. Maternity Department.