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the service of the Council to take up another appointment and Dr.
Margaret Borgin carried on her work temporarily.
The Centres are popular and well attended, at Sutherland House two
centres were accommodated, and the antenatal centre was moved from
Villa Street, which was ill-suited for the purpose, to Sutherland House
where an up to date equipment was provided.
Sewing Classes open to mothers from any part of the Borough were
also held at Sutherland House. These were well attended, and lectures
on health topics were given by myself on several afternoons. These also
attracted many mothers from other centres who displayed considerable
interest and asked many questions.
During the year a slight alteration was made in the areas covered by
St. Mary's and St. Paul's Centres in order to try and equalise the
attendances at these centres. This was effected by transferring the
district bounded by Manor Place, Chapter Road, Sturgeon Road,
Walworth Road and part of Penrose Street, from St. Mary's Centre to
St. Paul's Centre.
Artificial Sunlight treatment was continued as before at Guy's
Hospital and proved bonoficial to anæmic and wasting children.
Several now blocks of buildings have been ereoted in the Borough
and the Hartnoll Estate is developing a large area in the vicinity of Mast
Stroet, where commodious flats are being erected to replace the small
property which existed.
The Hard Street area was still under consideration of the London
County Council and considerable progress was made in the Hatfield Street
and Hankey Place areas represented by me in 1925, and in the development
of the Tabard Streot area.
The London County Council have also rohousod 80 families from tho
Borough on their suburban Estates.
A full report of the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary is appended
to this report. The mortality was higher than usual all over tho country
and Southwark shared in tho goneral riso, but the work of combating tho
disease is carried on with vigour and is showing good results from the
instruction of the nurses as regards care and cleanliness in their homos.