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THE BROMLEY -CHISLEHURST AND DIS TRICT
MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
Owing to the difficulty of finding suitable house accommodation
and to the increased cost of living this Hospital is greatly appreciated
and some applicants for admission have to be refused. During the
year 13 2 children were born in the Hospital. One death occurred
from puerperal fever. The Council have made an arrangement with
the Hospital that payment at the rate of 5/- a day is made for women
admitted, who, on the certificate of the M.O.H. cannot with safety be
confined at home.
Some ^74 was paid for eleven cases so certified and confined in
the Hospital in 1919. An Ante-Natal Clinic is now held twice monthly
at the Hospital.
BROMLEY DAY NURSERY.
The Day Nursery has been moved from Homesdale Road to more
convenient and larger premises at 87, Mason's Hill. It is situated
near that part of the Borough where most women are employed at
Laundries. There is accommodation for 35 children who are cared
for from 7.30 a.m. to 7 p.m, except on Saturdays and Sundays. Four
children can also be taken as residents, and the Council have now
decided to give a grant of ,£50 per annum to the Nursery on condition
that a bed is placed at the disposal of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee of the Council.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Staff.—The Council employ one Sanitary Inspector, one Assistant
Inspector, and a clerk for the department, who also assists in the
clerical work of the Health Visitor. The Inspector carries out the
duties as laid down by the Local Government Board, the assistant
assists him generally with the inspection of houses. The Inspector
decides on the manner in which the defects are to be treated and howinsanitary
conditions are caused, prepares the wording of the notices
and supervises the more important repairs personally.