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Hackney 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Homes for Mothers, Infants and Homeless Children.—The following Institutions are subsidised by the London County Council, but not by the Borough Council, and afford, in most instances, accommodation for both married and unmarried mothers:—

Name and Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.
Hope Lodge, 4, Clapton CommonHome for 22 mothers and 12 babiesSalvation Army.
Cotland, 9, Amhurst Park ..Home for 27 mothers and 19 babiesSalvation Army.
Cotswold, 55, Downs Road..Home for 32 mothers and 22 babiesSalvation Army.
Lome House I., 16, Rectory RoadHome for 12 mothers and 8 babiesSalvation Army.
Lome House II., 126 & 128, Lower Clapton RoadHome for 24 mothers and 20 babiesSalvation Army.
Sapsworth House, 122 & 124, Lr. Clapton RoadHome for 28 mothers and 19 babiesSalvation Army.
Hostel for East End Mothers and Babies, 159, Richmond RoadHome for 8 mothers and 8 babiesChurch of England.
St. Mary's, 153, Stamford HillHome for 28 mothers and 40 babiesChurch of England.

Home Helps.—Two applications were received during 1934 for
the assistance of a "home help" under the Maternity and Child
Welfare Scheme.
Nursing Assistance.—A description of the scheme in operation
in the Borough for professional nursing in the homes of sick persons
is set out on page 28 of this Report.

In order to facilitate reference, however, a table is given here to show the extent to which the services of the nurses employed by the Hackney District Nursing Association have been utilised during the past year under the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme:—

Disease.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Visits Paid.
Infantile Diarrhoea116
Maternity Nursing871287
Measles1352151
Ophthalmia Neonatorum20469
Pneumonia11185
Whooping Cough443
Other ailments30526
Totals2884677