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It was agreed that in those cases where the charge is fixed by the
Committee, the minimum amount should be £1 l1s. 6d. per week,
except in very special cases.
The above charges are based on the assumption that applicants
will receive one Maternity Benefit. The charges are increased by
10s. 6d. per week if both husband and wife are eligible for Maternity
Benefit, and decreased by 10s. 6d. per week if neither husband nor wife
are eligible for Maternity Benefit.
The scheme is limited to families whose net income, calculated
in accordance with the above scale, does not exceed £4 per week.
Queen Mary's Maternity Home, Heath Street.—This Home, situated
near the summit of the Heath, is available for the wives of ex-service
men. The Council does not make a grant to the Home. During the
year, 62 Hampstead mothers were confined there.
Care of Children whose Mothers are in Maternity Hospitals.—The
Council has entered into an arrangement with Beauchamp Lodge
Emergency Home for Children, 2, Warwick Crescent, Paddington, for
the boarding-out of children under five years of age whose mothers have
been admitted into hospital for their confinements. The Council pays
the Home 12s. 6d. per week per child, and the parents arc assessed to
pay a portion of the cost according to their means.
This facility has been used on five occasions during 1927.
Other Institutions.
St. Mary's Convalescent Home, Birchington-on-Sea.
The Borough Council retains one bed in this Home iu return
for an annual subscription of £40, and in addition pays 5s. per week for
mother only, and 10s. per week for mother and baby when the bed
is occupied, the applicants being assessed to pay according to their
means. During the year 13 mothers with their babies and two
mothers alone stayed at the Home.
Foster Home.
This Institution, which is doing excellent work, is housed at No.
99, Haverstock Hill. The Home is controlled by a voluntary committee,
and has accommodation for 28 infants of unmarried mothers in summer
and 24 in winter. The Council makes a grant in aid to the Home.
The Cross Roads Club, 88, Alexandra Road.
This Club undertakes to receive unmarried expectant mothers
prior to their confinements, and also arranges for their immediate
future. The Club is managed by a voluntary committee. The Council
does not make a grant towards its expenses.