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Somers Town Centre, Chamberlain House, Ossulston Street.
In addition to the Consultations provided by the Borough Council, the Health Visiting
Staff had 1,985 interviews with parents, and the Voluntary Committee arranged for knitting,
&c., classes, at which 314 attendances were recorded, and 31 mothers and 35 children were
sent away on holiday for a period of two weeks. 79 massage treatments to 14 cases were
given by a trained voluntary masseuse.
North St. Pancras School for Mothers, Queen's Crescent.
During the year 10 voluntary consultations for older children were held by Dr. J.
Finch Haines, at which 212 attendances were recorded.
Health Talks and Cookery Demonstrations were held, at which 371 attendances were
made.
Interviews with parents by the Superintendent, other than at classes or clinics,
numbered 2,257.
35 children attending this Centre were referred for Artificial Light treatment or for
Massage to the Almeric Paget Institute, a Voluntary Society whose premises are at 14,
Rochford Street, which is near the Centre. 20 mothers and 21 children were referred to
the Council's Dental Clinic for treatment.
The Holiday Home, provided by the Voluntary Committee of this Centre, at St.
Margaret's, Heme Bay, has not been so successful as was anticipated, and it has failed to
attract an adequate number of mothers. The Committee have, therefore, decided to
discontinue it and to dispose of the premises.
Grafton Road Centre.
In February a communication was received from Dr. Wace intimating that, on account
of ill-health, he was unable to continue the Monthly (Voluntary) Consultation he had
conducted for some time, for children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.
Dr. Alderton very kindly offered to undertake the duties in connection with this
Consultation until the end of the year, when the amalgamation with the Camden Road Centre
would take place and other arrangements would then be made.
10 mothers and 17 children were sent away for convalescence.
12 mothers and 22 children were referred for treatment to the Council's Dental Clinic,
and 22 children attended the Artificial Light Clinic.
Camden Town Centre.
28 mothers and 35 children were sent away on holiday, either to the country or
seaside.
Interviews with parents by the Superintendent, apart from medical consultations,
numbered 2,093.
27 knitting and needlework classes were held during the year, at which the total
attendances were 702.
Argyle Square Centre.
Six mothers and their children were each sent for two weeks holiday through the
Women's Country Holiday Fund, aided by the Centre; three others had free holidays.