Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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by the Newington Charities to the extent of £400 per annum) and the
Catholic Nursing Home, GO, 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.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
(1) Maternity and Child Welfare.—There are in all 14 centres.
During the year St. Mary's Girls' Club, Union Street, was closed
and two extra sessions were held at St. George's Dispensary, Pocock
Street, re-named Southwark Boys' Hostel.
Municipal Centres (Eight)—
Sutherland House, Sutherland Square (St. Mary's).
Sutherland House, Sutherland Square (St. Paul's).
Working Boys' Club, Villa Street.
All Saints' Parish Room, Surrey Square.
Lady Margaret Parish Room, Chatham Street.
Lansdowne Place Mission Hall.
Southwark Boys' Hostel, Pocock Street. (Four sessions
weekly from December 18th, 1933.)
St. Mary's Girls' Club, Union Street. (Closed
December 11th, 1933.)
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).