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Hackney 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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tion under which the Association arranges, on behalf of the Council,
convalescent home treatment for children up to the age of five years.
Under this arrangement the Council is not required to meet any
cost other than that which the parents are not able to contribute
towards the actual cost of the treatment provided at the convalescent
home, or which is not forthcoming from charitable sources.
During 1938 arrangements were made for the convalescence of
74 children. In addition, nine nursing mothers and their
babies were sent to convalescent homes during the year.
The total cost to the Council of convalescent home treatment in
1938 was £213 5s. 7d.

Table: 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:—

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 23 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.
Lorne House I., 16, Rectory RoadLorne House I., 16, Rectory RoadSalvation Army.
Lorne House II., 126 & 128, Lower Clapton Road Home for 24 mothers and 20 babiesSalvation Army.
Sapsworth House, 122 & 124, Lower Clapton Road Home for 28 mothers and 19 babies Salvation Army
Hostel for East End Mothers and Babies, 159, Richmond Road Home for 8 mothers and 8 babiesChurch of England
St. Mary's, 153, Stamford Hill Home for 28 mothers and 40 babiesChurch of England.

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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 31 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:—