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A grant of £450 was made by the Council to the Association
for this work in 1933. I am indebted to Mrs. W. Horn. Hon.
Secretary of the Association, for the following patriculars of the
cost entailed by the Association. The year is the financial year: —
Children under 5 sent to Homes Total No. of weeks. Cost. Cost of
other forms of
convalescence.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1928—1929 18 86 107 10 0 261 10 7
1929—1930 15 68 80 0 0 99 12 6
1930—1931 31 217 201 7 6 173 0 0
1931—1932 42 341 296 6 1 378 7 6
1932 (Apr. 1st to
Dec. 31st) 32 291 219 11 7 302 2 3
1933 47 361 322 18 11 379 7 7
Croydon Rescue and Preventive Association.
This Association has a home at 34, Morland Road. As the
Council now make a yearly financial grant towards its conduction,
it is open to periodical inspection by the Council's officers. Prospective
mothers from this home attend the Municipal Ante-natal
Clinic at Lodge Road.
I am indebted to the Superintendent, Miss Hammick, for the
subjoined particulars. Number of beds in home, 12. Six beds are
reserved for mothers and babies and 4 are reserved for expectant
mothers. Total number of cases admitted in 1933: —
(a) Expectant mothers 19
(b) Mothers and babies 13
Wilford Road, Lighthouse Mission Creche.
The Council give an annual grant of £100 towards the cost of
this Creche. A total of 6,464 attendances was recorded.
The premises in which the Creche is conducted are cramped
and unsuitable.
COOMBE CLIFF CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL.
This home has carried out a useful function during the year
and has enabled a number of children to be returned to school
much sooner than they would have been otherwise.