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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. During the year under report the following issues
were made: —
Free 78
Sold at half price 3
Sold at full price 14
6. Provision of Home Nursing.
Arrangements have been made for the provision of a District Nurse
in certain types of illness. 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 9 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 1935, 25 cases
were sent away.
9. Hospital Provision for Infants.
(a) Deptford Babies' Hospital, Breakspears Road.
During the year under review, continued use was made of the
facilities afforded at this hospital, established for the dietetic treatment
of ailing infants and for difficulties associated with breast-feeding. The
accommodation consists of 16 cots, together with two beds for mothers
and infants and two cots for isolation purposes, while the breast-feeding
clinic is housed in a detached building.
The following cases received treatment:—
95 children admitted, of which 42 were sent by the Borough
Council.