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(3) Acquisition of a site for and rebuilding of Health Centre (1).
A site of about ½ to £ acre at a suitable point is required.
(4) Acquisition of a site for and erection of Health Centre (4), North Cricklewood.
A site of about ½ to £ acre in the North Cricklewood area is required.
(5) Home Helps.
The provision of home helps under various conditions is under consideration by the
Committee, and a reply from the Minister of Health to a communication sent on the instructions
of the Committee is awaited.
(6) Provision of Foot Clinics.
These clinics have been established with excellent results in a few areas. They are the
means of giving great relief to many sufferers.
(7) Care of Children between 1 and 5 years of age.
Attention to this is directed by Circular 1550 of the Minister of Health dated 29th May,
1936. It is provided for in connection with Clinic Extensions.
(8) Medical Inspection of children on leaving school with the view of employment.
This is provided for in connection with Clinic Extensions.
(9) Medical Inspection of children for country holidays and school journeys.
This is a rapidly growing work, for which provision is made in connection with Clinic
Extensions.
(10) Feeding of expectant and nursing mothers and children under 5 years.
This should be dealt with on the same lines as for children of school age.
(11) Appointment of a Nutritionist.
In a number of cases the medical staff have reason to doubt if the food purchased for
the household is adequate in quantity and quality or if it is prepared in the best possible
manner. A nutritionist or dietician should be detailed to such a home to consult with and
assist the mother in the matter of the family dietary.
(12) Convalescent Treatment.
Provision is already made for the convalescence of school children over the age of five
years by the reservation of 28 places in all at schools at Hayling Island, Godalming and
Parkstone. Some provision is required for the convalescent treatment of nursing mothers
and children under the age of five years. In some circumstances it is desirable that when a
woman enters hospital, especially for her confinement, provision should be made for the
children to be taken care of in a home. This is not strictly convalescent treatment, but the
nature of the provision might very well be the same.
(13) Provision for Rheumatism.
This is included in the provision of Clinics and Municipal Hospital requirements.
(14) Physically Defective School.
This matter is before the Education Committee.
(15) Mentally Defective School.
This school requires to be rebuilt on modern lines.
(16) Extension of the Maternity Hospital.
Since the extension of this hospital was opened in February, 1935, up to 31st October,
1936, 356 cases have been refused admission on account of lack of hospital accommodation.
To meet this demand additional beds are required. A ward is also required to enable the
necessary redecoration and overhaul of the hospital to be carried out in a regular manner
without refusing patients while the work is in progress.
The subject, however, of the extension of the Maternity Hospital cannot be fully dealt
with until after the Conference with the Middlesex County Council for which the Middlesex
County Council have promised to fix a date.
The matter of the extension of this Hospital includes consideration of accommodation
for additional patients as above, ward for the re-establishment of breast feeding, provision
for premature and sick babies, laundry, steam for sterilisation, accommodation for resident
and non-resident nursing staff and non-resident domestic staff and mess room accommodation
for porters and a 48 hours' week for the nursing staff.
(17) Extension of Municipal Hospital.
This Hospital has been extended from time to time and a further extension for cases of
Rheumatism is required. Hospital beds are also necessary for certain cases requiring operative
or post-operative dental treatment. Better provisions are necessary for cases of marasmus
in young babies now admitted to the Hospital.
In connection with any further extensions, however, it is necessary to consider extensions
of existing essential services at the Hospital.
Boilers.—The two existing Cornish Boilers were fitted in 1902 and are now 34 years old,
and during that period various additional calls have been made on the steam plant, viz. :—
(1) Heating of B Ward and Theatre ;
(2) Steam steriliser in B Ward ;
(3) Steam heating of stores ;
(4) Steam heating of maids' and nurses' mess-room ;