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University College Hospital Centre.
This Centre is responsible for maintaining the complete Welfare Service, both for
clinics and home visiting, for children in Ward 7. In addition the Hospital provides Consultative
and Treatment facilities for cases referred from the other Welfare Centres in the
Borough. Welfare Clinics are held for ex-St. Pancras children. Under this arrangement the
Hospital's Welfare Centre functions and is supervised in the same manner as the other
centres in the Borough's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. The details of this scheme
are as follows:—
The University College Hospital undertakes the complete service of a Welfare
Centre area for Ward 7. It provides, in addition, service for the Borough, as described
hereunder, and for the neighbouring Boroughs. All of these services are associated with the
grant from the Borough Council under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.
1.— University College Hospital Welfare Centre for St. Pancras Mothers and Children.
This Centre serves Ward 7 only. It carries out the usual duties of a Welfare
Centre such as the holding of Welfare Clinics for children under five, the necessary home
visiting as prescribed by the Medical Officer of Health or his Deputy and such auxiliary
services as classes in mothercraft, massage, etc., as are from time to time found necessary
and possible. The ante-natal clinics are held by the Maternity Department and are not
included in the Scheme.
2. —University College Centre for Mothers and Children living in Boroughs other than St. Pancras.
The Hospital provides a similar but separate Service as described under item 1 in
respect of the neighbouring Boroughs. The home visiting, however, is not subject to any
supervision by St. Pancras officials. The Clinics are subject to the general definition of a
" Satisfactory Service " as referred to herewith.
3.— University College Hospital Welfare Centre Consultative and Treatment Clinic for
St. Pancras Children.
The Hospital provides a consultative service to which children attending any
Welfare Centre in the Borough can be referred for special examination and advice if necessary,
which may be followed up by in or out-patient treatment at the discretion of the Consultant.
4.— University College Hospital Welfare Centre. Special Clinic Jor St. Pancras Babies born in
the Hospital or under the care of Hospital Officers.
St. Pancras babies born in University College Hospital or in the district under the
care of Hospital Officers are examined when three weeks old. This is in accordance with an
agreement between the Welfare and Maternity Department of the Hospital. If normal the
babies are immediately discharged by the Welfare Centre for the area in which they are
resident. If abnormal they are expected to continue under the care of this Clinic until
normal. "Abnormal" indicates a condition which should not be dealt with at a Welfare
Centre.
The following notes describe certain specific arrangements for the Administration of
the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme in St. Pancras, so far as the University College
Hospital is concerned.
(a) Home Visiting in St. Pancras.
The Hospital's Health Visitors undertake all the usual home visiting in Ward 7,
the Hospital's own Welfare Centre area.
Visiting outside the Borough is not controlled by St. Pancras officials.