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under medical supervision. The dental clinic and minor ailment treatment centre are
in the same building. The Council's health visitors co-operate, one of them acting
as superintendent.—(2) South Marylebone School of Mothercraft, St. Marylebone
General Dispensary, 77, Welbeck Street, and 30, Marylebone Lane. An ante-natal
clinic is held once weekly, and an infant consultation twice weekly, both under
medical supervision. There is a superintendent and a part-time assistant, both of
whom are nurses. Children attend up to school age, and the Council's health visitors
co-operate.—(3) Ogle Mews, Ogle Street, W.I. Infant consultations are held
weekly under medical supervision. The Council's health visitors attend. There are
also classes weekly in cookery, needlework and hygiene.—(4) Barrow Hill Road.
Infant consultations under medical supervision are held weekly at the day nursery
here. The health visitors co-operate and one of the nurses of the day nursery gives
part time to health visiting.—(5) 101, Crawford Street. Infant consultations under
medical supervision are held weekly. There are also classes for nursing, etc. One
of the health visitors is specially attached to this centre and acts as superintendent.
In addition to these centres consultations are held weekly at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital, at Middlesex Hospital, and the Church Army Dispensary. One of the
Council's health visitors attends at each and Middlesex Hospital has also a paid
health visitor in attendance. All the consultations are open to other than
St. Marylebone babies, who, however, constitute the bulk of those attending. At
the hospitals there is an ante-natal clinic particularly for hospital patients.
Ante-Natal Work as indicated. There are two voluntary Ante-Natal Clinics.
Visiting is undertaken by the Council's health visitors. There is a system of
co-operation with the Middlesex and Queen Charlotte's Hospitals.
Dental Clinic.—This was originally established for the treatment of women
and children of pre-school age. By arrangement with the London County Council,
school children are also dealt with.
Hospital Treatment.—Children's cases are referred from the centres to the
dispensaries and hospitals in the Borough, and the Queen Charlotte's and Middlesex
Hospitals are available for ante-natal and complicated maternity cases. Under a
special arrangement cases calling for special examination or treatment are referred
by the doctors at the centres to Middlesex Hospital. The fact that a special centre
has been established at the Western General Dispensary has already been mentioned.
Maternity Cases.—The Council have not established a Maternity Home or
Hospital, but there is accommodation within the Borough at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital, Middlesex Hospital and in the Labour Wards at the St. Marylebone
Home, Marylebone Road. The number of births notified from these institutions
during 1920 was 2,644, the total births numbering 4,428. The midwives living and
practising in the Borough number 2. Both conduct maternity homes which are
registered by the London County Council.
Babies Nursing Home. — Through a special Committee upon which the
Borough Council was strongly represented and of which the Medical Officer of
Health was Chairman, a house at 20, Marlborough Place, N.W., was opened as a
Nursing Home for Wasting Babies early in 1918. This home was in operation
during the whole of 1920 working in co-operation with the various centres, through
which alone admission to the Home is obtainable. The statement given below
shows the number of admissions during the year. The Home is supported by
voluntary subscriptions, but the Council in 1920 also made a grant of £l,000.
Work done during 1920.—The following table gives some idea of the work
done at the various centres during the year. Further information with regard to
action taken under the Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, to which reference is
made here will be found on page 24.