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CONVALESCENCE COMMITTEE OF THE. CROYDON MOTHERS' .AND INFANTS. WELFARE
ASSOCIATION.
This Committee undertakes the arrangements for convalescence in cases
of Mothers and Children referred for that purpose, by the medical officers
at the various Infant felf're Clinics. I am indebted to the Convalesence
Secretary for the data given below.
Convalescent. Homos.
Total number of Children under 5 sent to
convalescent homes (with mothers -6) 8
Total number of weeks
Coot £13. 2. 6d.
Number of mothers sent for convalescence 10
Number of children under 5 sent with their
Mothers to cottages 6
A grant of £500 was made by the Council to the Association for this
work in 1941. The year is the financial year ending 31st March, 1942.
Home Helps.
From January to December 31st, 321 mothers applied 'for Home Helps,
and 296 were supplied. £328 was collected in payment for,their :services.
At the end of the year there were 15 names of Home Helps on the register.
Babies' Help Report.
I am indebted to Mrs. Philpott for the following particulars.
At the beginning of 1941 the Babies Help Committee had eight cases
on the books, at the end of the year there were three. During the year
24 Mothers and Babies have been helped.
CROYDON ASSOCIATION OF MORAS WELFARE.
This Association has a home for Girls at 34, Morland Road. As the
Council now makes a yearly financial grant of £100 towards its conduction,
it is periodically inspected by the Council's Officers.
THE CRECHE, WHITEHORSE ROAD.
The Council give an annual grant of £300 towards the cost of this
Creche. A total of 6,206 attendances was recorded. (Numbers were low
during April, May, and June owing to Measles and '.'hooping Cough )
COOMBS CLIFF COIW-ALDESCENT HOME.
The Home closed on the 31st March, 1941 the premises being token over
by the Air Training Corps.
The following is a summary of tho cases dealt with during the March
Quarter.
Number of cases admitted 19
Total number of cases discharged 33
Number of patient days. 51.3 per patient.
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