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Southwark 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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their coming confinement; they are also followed up by our Health
Visitors on their return from hospital.
In addition to the above hospitals, facilities for confinement are
also obtained at Newington Institution, where 149 mothers were
treated during 1931, many of these cases coming from lodging houses,
concerning which we had no information before the confinement.
Ambulance Services are provided by the London County Council
for Infectious, Public Assistance cases, Accidents, and also for the transit
of parturient women to hospitals.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
(1) Maternity and Child Welfare.—There are in all fourteen
Centres which may be classified as follows:—
Municipal Centres (Eight)—
Sutherland House, Sutherland Square (St. Mary's). —
Sutherland House, Sutherland Square (St. Paul's).
Boys' Club, Villa Street.
All Saints' Parish Room, Surrey Square.
Lady Margaret Parish Room, Chatham Street.
Lansdowne Place Mission Hall.
St. George's Dispensary, Pocock Street.
St. Mary's Girls' Club, Union Street.
Partly Municipal, Partly Voluntary (Two)—
Crossways Mission, New Kent Road.
Welfare Centre, 56, Lambeth Road.
Wholly Voluntary (Four)—
St. John's Institute, Larcom Street.
Roman Catholic Centre, 148, New Kent Road.
Salamon's Centre, Newcomen Street.
St. George's Welfare Centre (86, Borough Road).
Ante-Natal Clinics—
Sutherland House, Monday, 10 a.m.
(Dr. D. Shepherd.)
Sutherland House, Friday, 10 a.m.
(Dr. M. Bergin.)
56, Lambeth Road, 1 session monthly.
(Dr. D. Shepherd.)