[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1930
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The daily charges for the services of the Maternity Home ielps are as follows:— Where the income of a family— Exceeds 15/- per head per week the charge to be 3/- per day. J Exceeds 12/- and not 15/- per head per week the charge 1 to be 2/3 per day. Exceeds 9/- and not 12/- per head per week the charge l| to be 1/6 per day. 1 Where the income is less than— 9/- per head per week the charge to be 9d. })er day. J Cases of extreme poverty are considered by the Special Sub- mmittee. In all the above cases the income is understood to be the Jerage weekly income of the family, after deducting rent and ces, for the four weeks previous to the application. Maternity Bags. —These bags, containing all the linen and ler necessities to assist in an aseptic confinement, were applied ' and lent in 12 cases. In 9 cases the bags were returned in od condition, but in one case tlie usual deposit of 2/6 was not ^l|\mded. Two bags were lent without a deposit being de- inded. Baby Day Celebrations.—As in previous years, through the •jlidness of Mrs. Haynes, these Celebrations, organised by the ia)luntary Committee, were held in Polam Hall grounds, on t th and 31st July. The weather was fine, and over tOO mothers t th their children attended, and were entertained to tea. I Talks were given by the Mayoress, /Mrs. 11. P. Pell, Alderman H. Leach, Alderman iJr. 1). L. Fisher and the Medical Oflicer sl Health. Thrift garment competitions and an cxlul)ition of ind instructive. Tlie ])rizes ojndicraft proved very entertaining an J :re distributed bv Mrs. Lloyd Pease. V • ^ 4,' Thanks are due to Mrs. Leach and her C'ommittee for the fll^anisation of the social side of our welfare work, not only at Nese Baby Days, but throughout the year in our Centres. Mothercraft. In co-operation with the Schools, senior girls gje now admitted to our Centres in batches in order to be in- ioduced to the practical- side of sound mothercraft. It is yet 10 soon to report fully, but a})preciation and keenness shown*by r/e girls are a guarantee of success already.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149125_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
