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All patients booked for admission to the Maternity Hospital are
medically examined at the Ante-Natal Clinics, the first appointment normally
being made at the 16th week of pregnancy.
During the year 447 cases other than those booked for admission to
the Maternity Hospital were examined at the Clinics. There were 1,700
attendances by such cases.
The Consulting Obstetrician or his Deputy visited the Ante-Natal
Clinic each week during 1948. During the year 52 visits were made,
372 patients referred from the Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics, and
114 patients referred by private doctors were examined. A total of 952
examinations were made.
X-Ray Examination of Ante-Natal Patients.—122 patients were referred
from the Ante-Natal Clinic to King George Hospital for X-Ray examination
during the year.
Post-Natal Clinics.—All patients confined in the Ilford Maternity
Hospital, and other patients on request are invited to attend the Post-Natal
Clinics for the first time approximately six weeks after confinement.

Supply of Sheets for Expectant Mothers.—In accordance with circular
154/44 of the Ministry of Health of the 3rd November, 1944, amended by
circular 25/1947 of February, 1947, women holding R.B.2 expectant mother's
ration books were eligible to purchase sheets on coupon equivalent certificates
if the midwife or maternity nurse booked for the case certified that her
patient was genuinely in need of additional sheets at the time of the
confinement.
During 1948 1,881 certificates were issued to 640 expectant mothers.
Maternal Mortality.—During 1948 no deaths of Ilford mothers were
recorded by the Registrar-General as due to or in consequence of childbirth.