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Home Helps.
Number of cases in which Home Helps have been
provided during the period 1st January to
31st March, 1936 39
From April 1st the Home Helps were taken over by the Public
Health Committee and the scheme was conducted from the Public
Health offices.
From April 1st to December 31st 149 mothers applied for Home
Helps ; 132 Home Helps were sent and £97 8s. 6d. was collected in
payment for their services. At the end of the year there were 16
names of Home Helps on the register.
Croydon Rescue and Preventive Association.
This Association has a Home at 34, Morland Road. As the
Council now make a yearly financial grant of £100 towards its
conduction, it is periodically inspected by the Council's officers.
The Home has changed its function and is now more of the
nature of a Remand Home. No babies are kept in residence as was
formerly the case.
Wilford Road, Lighthouse Mission Creche.
The Council give an annual grant of £100 towards the cost of
this Creche. A total of 5,641 attendances was recorded.
The premises in which the Creche was conducted were cramped
and unsuitable, but new and modern premises have been built in
Whitehorse Road which were opened early in 1937. Towards the
cost of this the Council made a grant of £875, and the annual
grant is being increased to £300.
COOMBE CLIFF CONVALESCENT HOME.
The following is a summary of the cases dealt with. Cases
under 5 years of age were sent by the Croydon Mothers' and
Infants' Welfare Association, who contributed 15s. weekly
towards their maintenance.
No. of cases admited during year: 141.
Total number of cases discharged: 168.
No. of patient days: 65.1 per patient (1936 cases).