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(2) Day Nurseries.—There are 3 in the Borough. One is Municipal,
and is situated at 63, Kennington Park Road. This accommodates
45 children and is supervised by a Committee of Nursery Managers, a
Sub-Committee of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
The number of attendances during the year was 4,834.
Guy's Hospital have in connection with their Maternity scheme a
Day Nursery which is used by children from Southwark and
Bermondsey, and has accommodation for 40 children. The number of
attendances during the year was 6,748.
Crossways Mission, New Kent Road, has a Day Nursery accommodating
46 children, and the number of attendances during the year was
8,605.
(3) School Clinics.—As all the children attending the centres are
under 5 years of age, there is no connection with the School Medical
Service until they are transferred to school.
(4) Orthopaedic Clinics.—This is undertaken by the London
County Council and the General Hospitals in the Borough.
(5) Tuberculosis Dispensary.—The Municipal Dispensary is at
82 and 84, Newington Causeway.
(7) Schick Immunisation Clinic.—Sutherland House. Sessions
every Thursday afternoon at 2.30.
(6) Venereal Disease Clinics.—These are held at the General
Hospitals, they are free and are conducted under conditions of secrecy.
The times of attendances may be obtained on application to the Medical
Officer of Health, and they are also displayed in the Public
Conveniences.
NURSING IN THE HOME.
General Nursing is carried out by the Ranyard Nurses, the Benson
Nursing Association (which is subsidised by the Newington Charities to
the extent of £400 per annum) and the Catholic Nursing Home, 60,
Lambeth Road. A few parishes also have their own private nurses.
Infectious diseases are not nursed in their own homes, but cases of
puerperal pyrexia are nursed at home, if necessary, by arrangement
with one of the aforesaid Associations.
MIDWIVES.
The number of midwives practising in the Borough is approximately
38.