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Centres.—There are in all nine centres, all "voluntary," at which consultations
are held. Five of these are under the Health Society, viz. (1) North
Marylebone School of Mothercraft, Salisbury Street, has an ante- and post-natal
consultation under medical supervision. The dental clinic and minor ailment
treatment centre are in the same building. The Council's health visitors cooperate,
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, and in addition one or moie of
the health visitors assist at the various consultations. Children attend up to school
age.—(3) Ogle Mews, Ogle Street, W.1. lntant consultations are held weekly
uuder medical supervision. The Council's health visitors attend.—(4) 24, Hill Road.
Infant consultations under medical supervision were held weekly. The health
visitors co operate, and a nurse is employed three days a week by the Health
Society for the purpose of visiting.—(5) Western Centre. Temporarily held at
Western General Dispensary, Cosway Street. Infant consultations under medical
supervision are held weekly. There are also classes for needlework. 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
Hosptial, at Middlesex Hospital, at the Church Army Dispensary, and at
the Western General 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.
Massage Clinics are held weekly at Salisbury Street and Ogle Mews.
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 lor ante-natal and complicated maternity cases.
By arrangement cases calling lor 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 1926 was 2,288, the total births numbering 3,448. The midwives living
and practising in the borough number 4. Two conduct maternity homes which *
are registered by the London County Council.
Work done during 1926.—The following table gives some idea of the work
done at the various centres during the year. Full details of the method adopted
in relation to the granting of orders for milk and food under the Maternity and
Child Welfare Act, 1918, will be found in previous reports, and need not again
be discussed. The total number of orders issued is shown in the table.