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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital, Clapton, and afford, in most instances, accommodation for both married and unmarried mothers.
| Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
|---|---|---|
| Brent House, 27, Devonshire Road | Home for 30 mothers and 18 babies | Salvation Army. |
| Cotland, 9, Amhurst Park | Home for 33 mothers and 23 babies | Salvation Army. |
| Lore House I., 16, Rectory Road | Home for 12 mothers and 8 babies | Salvation Army. |
| Lorne House II., 4 Clapton Common | Home for 20 mothers and 14 babies | Salvation Army. |
| Mothers' Hospital, 1'53, Lower Clapton Road | Maternity Hospital for 80 mothers | Salvation Army. |
| St. Mary's, 153, Stamford Hill | Home for 24 mothers and 15 babies | Church of England. |
| Maternity Refuge, 6, Pembury Road | Preventive and Rescue Aid—16 mothers and babies | Church of England. |
| Sapsworth House, 122, Lower Clapton Road | Home for mothers and babies | Salvation Army. |
| Rescue Home, 181/183, Amhurst Road | Home for 32 mothers and 18 babies | Salvation Army. |
Ambulance Facilities.—
(a) For infectious cases.—Provided by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board. Ambulance Station: Eastern Hospital, Homerton
Grove.
(b) For non-infectious and accident cases.—The Council has
repeatedly urged the establishment in Hackney of an ambulance
station by the London County Council.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The expenditure estimated to be met out of the rates during
the coming year amounts to a little more than a halfpenny rate,
which includes all salaries and expenses of every description.
A comparison showing the percentage of expenditure attributable
to the various details of the service for the previous year as compared
with a similar table of percentages published by the
Ministry of Health is of interest, although as Items Nos. 4, 7, 9 .
and 11, are either not provided by this Borough, or very slightly,
strict comparison is not possible.