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

  • Southwark (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1929]
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    7 (2) DAY NURSERIES.— There are 4 in the Borough. One is Municipal, and is situated at 63, Kennington Park Road. This accom modates 45 children and is supervised by a Committee of Nursery Managers, a Sub-Committee of the Maternity and Child Welfare Com mittee. Guy's Hospital have in connection with their Maternity scheme a day nursery which is used by children from Southwark and Bermondsey. Southwark makes an annual grant towards its upkeep of £75 per annum. Crossways Mission, New Kent Road, have a day nursery accom modating 40 children, and All Hallows Mission, Union Street, have a small one accommodating 8 to 10 children. (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) ORTHOPDIÆC CLINICS.— This is undertaken by the London County Council and the General Hospitals in the Borough. (5) ARTIFICIAL LIGHT TREATMENT.— The treatment of children from 1 to 5 years of age has been carried out at Guy's Hospital by arrangement with the Borough Council by which these children are treated at the cost of 1/- per sitting. I am in constant touch with the Hospital and the progress of the cases is watched and reported on by the Hospital from time to time. The system is working well and a large proportion of the children have the maximum number of attendances to their credit, though there are others who for various domestic reasons do not attend a full course of sittings. During the year 1928, there were 1,475 attendances and the number tends to increase. The result of treatment varies; it is, however, most beneficial in cases of rickets, but in other diseases less progress is made and the effect is not so lasting. The treatment, however, as a substi tute for actual sunshine and fresh air has undoubted value. (6) TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.— The Municipal Dispensary is at 82 and 84, Newington Causeway. A special report is included con cerning the same. (7) 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.