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Health Visitors and Home Visits.—There are eight health visitors. Four
the women give whole time to health visiting, two are part—time health visitors,
holding appointments also as sanitary inspectors, and two are part—time workers
who have been transferred to the Borough Council from the St. Marylebone Health
Society. Children of from 18 months to 2 years are visited every three months
and those from 2 to 5 years every six months. At these visits the Health Visitors
make enquiries into the health of the children and persuade the mothers to attend
the clinic, or otherwise obtain treatment of any illness or defect that may be
present. Many of the children of from 3 to 5 years attend school, but routine visits
are still made to the homes of these children. The number of visits paid in 1935
by Health Visitors to children between the ages of 1 to 5 years was 7,204. The
Borough for the purposes of health visiting is divided into six districts, and in 1935
the health visitors made 12,737 visits to children and 597 visits to mothers.
Children are visited up to school age, and thereafter for special purposes, e.g.,
measles, scabies, &c. These necessitated 315 visits to children over 5 years of age
in 1935.
Centres.—There are in all eight centres, at which consultations are held.
Three of these originally under the Health Society, are now Municipal, and are
situated as follows:—(1) North Marylebone School of Mothercraft, Salisbury
Street, has an ante— and post—natal consultation, Infant Welfare and Light and
Massage Clinics under medical supervision. The dental clinic and minor ailment
treatment centre are in the same building.—(2) 24, Hill Road. Infant consultations
under medical supervision are held weekly. One of the Health Visitors acts
as superintendent, and a nurse is employed three days a week by the Health Society
for the purpose of visiting.—(3) Western Centre, at 113, Marylebone Road.
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
Hospital, at Middlesex Hospital, at the Church Army Dispensary, at the St.
Marylebone General Dispensary, 30, Marylebone Lane, and at the Western General
Dispensary. One of the Council's health visitors attends at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital, and Middlesex Hospital, which has a paid Health Visitor in addition.
All the consultations are open to other than St. Marylebone babies, who, however,
constitute the bulk of those attending. At Middlesex Hospital, as at Queen
Charlotte's, there are ante—natal clinics particularly for hospital patients. At the
St. Marylebone General Dispensary there is the South Marylebone School of
Mothercraft. An ante—natal clinic is held once weekly, and an infant consultation
twice weekly, both under medical supervision. One of the Health Visitors acts as
superintendent. Children attend up to school age.
Ante—Natal Work.—There are two voluntary Ante—Natal Clinics. Visiting
is undertaken by the Council's health visitors and there is a system of co—operation
with the Middlesex and Queen Charlotte's Hospitals.
" Toddlers."—At all the three centres of the Borough Council children of from
18 months to 5 years are also seen at any of the other consultations held at the
centre if it is more convenient for the mothers to attend then.
At the Welfare Centre, 24, Hill Road, children of from 18 months to 5 years
may be seen at the ordinary clinics held twice a week, but the clinic held on the
first F riday in the month is set apart especially for children from 2 to 5 years of age.
At the Welfare Centre, 113, Marylebone Road, children of 18 months to 5
years are seen at the ordinary clinics which are held twice a week.
The weekly consultations at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, the Middlesex Hospital,
the Church Army Dispensary and the Western General Dispensary are
attended chiefly by infants, but children up to the age of 5 years are also seen. At
the Middlesex Hospital a special clinic for toddlers is held once a week. All the
consultations are open to other than St. Marylebone babies, who, however, constitute
the bulk of those attending.