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During the course of the year sixteen more mothers and their
babies have been admitted, eleven still being in the Home, so that
fourteen are resident at the present time.
Considering that the mothers all go out to work daily, but see
their babies early morning and night, and at weekends, it is
fortunate that there has been very little illness in the Home "
Rochester Diocesan Association for Moral Welfare Home, Blyth
Road.
The following report has been furnished by the Hon.
Secretary :—
" During the year 110 girls, women and children were admitted
to the Home. Of the 66 girls admitted, 55 were maternity cases,
of which :—
23 were admitted to Farnborough Hospital.
1 was admitted to Bromley Hospital.
1 was admitted to The London Hospital.
1 was admitted to The Thomas Coram Foundation Mother and
Baby Home.
1 returned home.
1 returned to lodgings.
39 were Kent cases, 4 Gloucester, 7 Surrey, 2 London, and 1 each
from Sussex, Lincoln and Middlesex.
Of those admitted to hospital:—
8 returned home with baby.
9 returned home and babies placed with Children's Society for
adoption.
2 returned home and babies placed with Southwark Rescue Society
for adoption.
2 returned home and babies placed with National Adoption Society.
2 returned home and babies went to a residential nursery.
1 returned home and baby went to The Chichester Diocesan Adoption
Society.
1 returned home and baby went to The Lincoln Diocesan Adoption
Society.
1 went to a domestic post with baby.
1 went to Foster Mother with baby.
2 went to Residential Nursery and Mother to residential post.
SHELTER CASES—
2 were admitted for Probation Officers.
2 were admitted for Sister Papps.
2 were admitted for the Children's Officers.
3 were admitted for the Police.
1 was admitted for the Almoner of Lewisham Hospital.
1 was admitted for the Woolwich Moral Welfare Worker."
Report of Sister Papps, Outdoor Worker:—
"159 cases have been referred and dealt with, of which 61
were maternity, 51 preventive cases concerning young people and
children, 24 matrimonial and 23 miscellaneous. Of these cases,
72 were from Bromley and district.