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Six cases were transferred to the Isolation Hospital suffering
from (1), (2) and (3) Puerperal Pyrexia, (4) Scarlet Fever, (5) Streptococcal
Tonsillitis, and (6) Acute Influenzal Pneumonia (the latter
case died 11 days after admission from influenzal pneumonia and
parturition).
One case was also transferred to Oldchurch Hospital suffering
from Puerperal Pyrexia.
Of the infants born there were 3 stillbirths from the following
causes:—
Difficult labour 1
Maternal toxaemia 1
Prematurity 1
Three infants died from the following causes:—
Congenital cardiac malformation, aged 3 days.
Hæmorrhagic disease of the newly born, aged 4 days.
Icterus neonatorum, aged 6 days.
Thirty-six cases who applied for the services of the District
Midwife had to be refused owing to her services being already
booked.
Visit by Ministry of Health Inspectors.
Dr. C. Sims and Miss Hobbs, of the Ministry of Health, inspected
various portions of the services on November 14th, 19th, 26th and
27th.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Health has written as follows:—
"I am directed by the Minister of Health to state that
he has had under consideration the report of Dr. Carol Sims,
Medical Officer in the Ministry, after her recent visit to Ilford,
and to express the Minister's appreciation of the progressive
nature of the maternity and child welfare services carried out
in the Borough.
"The Minister notes with satisfaction the valuable services
rendered by voluntary workers at the Welfare Centres."