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Institutional Confinements. Three hundred and two or 73.1 per
cent, of births allocated to this district, took place in hospitals and
nursing homes, compared with 76.9 per cent recorded in the previous
year.
Patients going into hospital for a confinement are classified under
two headings, those whose admission is essential on medical grounds
and those who have unsatisfactory homes in which it would be inadvisable
to conduct a domiciliary confinement. Every case is properly
investigated, and it is only after a visit from the Health Visitor that
patients requiring admission on social grounds are put forward for
consideration by the hospital.
Treatment Centres and Clinics
Child Welfare Centres When held
Hackbridge Centre, Every Monday, 2.0-4.0 p.m.
The Grange,
London Road.
Bandon Hill Centre, Every Tuesday, 2.0-4.0 p.m.
Methodist Hall,
Sandy Lane North.
Beddington Centre, Alternate Wednesdays, 2.0-4.0 p.m.
Village Hall,
Beddington.
Wallington Centre, Alternate Wednesdays, 2.0-4.0 p.m
Baptist Hall,
Queen's Road.
Maternity Clinics
Ante-natal Clinic Every Thursday, 2.0-4.0 p.m
Post-natal Clinic,
District Nurses' Home,
57 Montagu Gardens, Wallington.
Physiotherapy Clinic, By appointment.
Dental Clinic,
The Grange,
London Road.
During the year voluntary help was again generously given by many
ladies in the district, in assisting in the operation of the infant welfare
centres. Among these, special mention should be made of the members
of the British Red Cross Society, who continued to supply the great
majority of the voluntary help given.
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