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Wheel chairs are lent to those in need, and a list of capable
partially trained women willing to do night nursing is kept at the
W.V.S. Centre for the information of relatives in need.
Church Army Home, Wells Road. Bickley.
The following report has been received from the Sistcr-inCharge:—
"The Church Army opened this Home in October. 1953. as a
Hostel for unmarried mothers, where they could stay until their
babies reached the age of two years.
The Hostel staff look after the babies during the daytime,
whilst the mothers are at work.
It was felt that at the end of two years, if not before, the
mothers would be able to make arrangements according to circumstances.
either to return to their own homes with their children, or
to marry, or to find posts or suitable lodgings where they could
have the children with them.
Since the opening of the Hostel, nineteen mothers have been
accommodated, and of these, three have returned home, one has
married, and two have moved to other areas. The mothers now
in the Hostel were able to get suitable work reasonably quickly
and satisfactorily, in some cases through the Bromley Employment
Exchange.
It is of course, a busy life for both the mothers and the staff,
but it does mean that the mothers can be with their babies and look
after them in the evenings and at week-ends, and also feel quite
happy about their welfare during the day. Also, it is felt that the
babies do get a good start in life, with a regular routine day by day.
and their mothers' love, and it is this that makes the task of running
the Hostel, although not always an easy one. both interesting and
worthwhile."
Rochester Diocesan Association for Moral Welfare Home, Blyth
Road.
The following report has been furnished by the Hon.
Secretary:—
"During the year 185 girls, women and children have been
helped by the Association.
117 men and women came for advice and help upon different
matters.
49 girls and 34 babies have been admitted and passed through
the Refuge.
Of this number. 40 were maternity cases, of whom :—
32 were admitted to Farnborough Hospital.
1 was admitted to Bromley Hospital.
3 were admitted post-natally.
4 were admitted to Diocesan Homes.
26 were Kent cases, 6 Sussex. 4 Lincoln, I each from Surrey, Notts,
Bedford and Yorkshire.