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5. Provision of Maternity Outfits.
The Borough Council now provides sterile maternity outfits for any
women confined at home, the issue being free or at half cost price in
necessitous cases.
6. Provision of Home Nursing.
Arrangements have been made for the provision of a District Nurse
in certain types of illness. Daring the year 30 cases were nursed. Full
details of these appear under "Nursing in the Home."
7. Provision of Home Helps.
The scheme for this form of domestic assistance makes provision for
the service of a Home Help during labour and the first three months
from the date of confinement and, in exceptional cases during pregnancy.
In 21 instances, Home Helps were provided during the year under
report.
8. Convalescent Treatment.
Provision is made for the accommodation of mothers and children,
selected upon medical grounds, in certain recognised convalescent
homes, admission being made either direct or, in the case of children,
through the Invalid Children's Aid Association. During 1932, 20 cases
were sent away.
9. Hospital Provision for Infants.
(a) Deptford Babies' Hospital, Albury Street.
The Hospital Board having decided to secure more suitable
premises, closed their hospital in Albury Street in June, 1932. A large
house with spacious grounds in Breakspears Road has been acquired,
and is now being adapted for the more extended sphere of work which
is contemplated. It is proposed to admit delicate children as hitherto,
and to provide facilities for the in-patient and out-patient treatment
of mothers who experience difficulty in breast-feeding their infants.
Until the date of closing down, three babies were admitted to the
Babies' Hospital at the cost of the Borough Council.
(b) St. Thomas' Babies' Hostel, Kennington.
(l) In-patient Treatment. Mothers and Infants, where difficulty in
breast-feeding is experienced, and occasionally infants alone, are sent