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The salary of the Assistant Medical Officer should be
£500 a year, rising by instalments of £25 a year to
£600.
Fulham Babies Hospital. This is an important link
in the scheme, as babies seen at the consultations who
require special nursing and feeding unobtainable at home
can be sent there, while the mothers are instructed in the
treatment necessary for their subsequent welfare. The
hospital will shortly be moved to new premises in
Broomhouse Road. The cost of the freehold and the
necessary alteration will amount to upwards of ,£4,000,
and the whole of this has been defrayed by two generous
donors. The Council contribute the sum of £300
towards the maintenance, but having regard to the high
price of all necessaries and the additional expense
involved by the larger building and increased number of
patients, we consider that the present grant should be
substantially increased, and recommend the Council to
give a grant of £1,000 a year.
The Fulham Nursery serves a most useful purpose in
undertaking the care of young children, whose mothers
are compelled to go out to work. At present it is
practically impossible for mothers to get trustworthy
persons to look after their children, and we are convinced
that the Nursery saves many lives. The Committee,
about two years ago, spent nearly £800 in adapting
Eridge House, and with the increased price of everything
they now find it impossible to meet their expenditure.
The Nursery has been maintained for 12 years by
voluntary subscriptions, as the Council had no power
until the passing of the Act of 1918 to give a grant in
support of it. As forming a necessary part of the
Borough scheme, a grant in aid of £300 a year should
be made by the Council.
Of the additional services that should be at once
undertaken by: the Council, the most urgent is the
provision of a Maternity Home. It is unnecessary to