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1934 20
East.
Centre.— 32, Drayton Park, N.5.
Branch.—At Highbury Quadrant Mission Hall, Hurlock Street, N.5.
1.—Two observation clinics are held weekly, to which mothers are invited if
their babies are not gaining weight.
The child is fed at the Centre and remains all day for observation. As a
result of the advice given the difficulties are usually overcome and breast feeding
maintained.
2.—Great attention is paid to the teeth of mothers and children. Those needing
treatment are sent to the Eastman Clinic or to the British Dental Hospital.
Help is given towards dentures.
3.—Real sunlight treatment is given in the garden (luring the summer to those
children selected by the doctor.
Cases needing artificial sunlight during the winter are sent to the Almeric
Paget Massage Corps or to the Institute of Ray Therapy.
4.—During the summer the garden playground generously provided by the late
Lord Riddell was used every morning for sunlight treatment and in the afternoons
for massage and for the needlework class.
5.—An important feature of the work is the provision of holidays for mothers
and children.
During the year 90 mothers and 171 children were sent away—each mother
paying according to her means.
6.—Nearly 800 volumes were borrowed from the library, a privilege much
appreciated by the mothers.
West.—44, Richmond Road, N.l.
An Observation Ward is provided at the West Centre for children up to 5
years who are suffering from dietetic disorders. Sometimes a baby who is troublesome
to wean is admitted for training in diet and sleep habits, and if the mother of
a delicate child has to go into hospital for treatment they try to take the child nto
the ward during her absence. The ward has eight cots, and on fine days the
children live on a balcony room fitted with vita.glass.
A weekly ante.natal and post.natal clinic is held at the Centre. On one
morning in the month women whose state of health makes a further pregnancy
undesirable are given advice on the best methods of preventing pregnancy.
Women are not seen at this clinic unless they are directly referred to it by their
doctor.
The aforesaid facilities have brought knowledge into the homes, have prevented
damage and death, and have had a beneficial effect on the health of the
mothers and children in the Borough of Islington.
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
CHILDREN.
During the year much assistance was obtained from the Inspectors of the
Society in regard to ameliorating the conditions of children (and incidentally