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St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The Royal Free Hospital receives a grant for its Welfare Department directly from
the London County Council. The service given for this grant includes Welfare Clinics and
home visiting by three Health Visitors. The Centre is run mainly for the babies born in the
hospital or under the care of the hospital's staff or students. The work of the Centre is
reported to the Town Hall weekly. It has not been allocated a definite Welfare area and it
does not come within the Borough's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.* Particulars of
the work carried out by this Centre are given in Table III on page 111. These figures are
not included in the returns made to the Ministry.
*At the time of writing however this matter is engaging the attention of the Public Health Committee.
Ta ble II.
The following table shows the location of the Council's various Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, together with the days and hours of consultations, and the doctors attending:—
| Name of Centre. | Expectant Mothers. | Infants. | Children 2—5. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pancras School for Mothers, 1, Ampthill Square, N.W.I | The 3rd Wednesday in each month at 10 a.m. (Dr. T. Ivor Hughes) | Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 2 p.m. (Drs. Pritchard, Gillespie and Odling-Smee) | The 1st and 2nd Mondays in the month at 10 a.m. (Drs. Gillespie and Haine) |
| Camden Town Maternity and Child Welfare Centre, Barnes House, Camden Road, N.W.1 | The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in the month at 10 a.m. (Dr. T. Ivor Hughes) | Mondays. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. (Drs. Russell. Elgood, Pritchard and Alderton) Wednesdays at 10 a.m. (Dr. Haines, | — |
| Kentish Town Maternity and Child Welfare Centre, N.W.5 | Tuesdays, at 10 a.m. (Dr. Phyllis Dixon) | Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 2 p.m. (Drs. Alcock and Meade) | Mondays at 2 p.m. (Drs. Alcock and Meade) |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers, 129, Queen's Crescent, N.W.5 | The 1st, 2nd aud 3rd Thursdays in the month at 10.30 a.m. (Dr. Hawthorne) | Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays aud Fridays at 2 p.m. (Drs. Neill, Haines, and Hawthorne) | — |
| Somers Town Maternity and Child Welfare Centre, Chamberlain House, Ossulston Street, N.W.1 | The last Wednesday in the month at 10 a.m. (Dr. T Ivor Hughes) | Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2 pan. (Drs. Wigg, Kitcat, Lee-smith and Russell) | — |
| South Highgate Infant Welfare Centre, 43, Raydon Street, N.19 | — | Wednesdays and Thursday's at 2 p.m. (Drs. Pritchard and Neill) | — |
(Dr. Haines died early in 1938. His consultations are being conducted by temporary officers).