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Convalescent Home Treatment for Children under Five
Years of Age. In 1928, the Council resolved to give grantsin-aid
to the Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association for
the purpose of providing convalescent home treatment for
children under five years of age. During the year such
grants were made in respect of 29 children, the total cost of
whose convalescent treatment amounted to £149 10s. 0d. The
Council's grants amounted to £57 8s. l0d. Payment is only
made in respect of children sent to homes approved by the
Medical Officer of Health.
Hospital Beds for Children under Five Years of Age.
Twelve beds have been reserved by the Council in the Woolwich
War Memorial Hospital for the treatment of children
under five years of age suffering from such conditions as are
usually admitted to general or children's hospitals. The
Council pay the Governors of the Hospital £1,524 per annum
for the use of these beds but they deduct the hospital fees
received for these cases. During the year the income received,
including the arrears from the previous year, was £57 14s. 6d.,
and there were arrears of payments amounting to £3 4s. 0d.
outstanding at the end of the year. 116 children in all
were under treatment during the year; 86 of these were
discharged cured, 8 were improved in health, and in 6 cases
there was no change. Nine children died. The number
remaining in hospital at the end of the year was seven.
Children were admitted suffering from bronchitis and pneumonia,
marasmus, enteritis, and from other medical conditions,
whilst others were admitted for operation for tonsils and
adenoids, hernia, appendicitis and pyloric stenosis.
Institutional Midwifery. The Council's scheme for the
provision of maternity beds in Institutions was fully reported
upon in last year's report.