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In conjunction with the Ante-Natal Clinics at the Manford Way and
Mayesbrook Clinics the Health Visitors hold classes for relaxation exercises.
During 1955 there were 46 sessions at the Mayesbrook Clinic, with
570 attendances, and 51 sessions at the Manford Way Clinic, with 576
attendances.
Relaxation exercises classes are also run by the staff of the Ilford
Maternity Hospital for patients attending the Ante-Natal Clinic there.
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.

Consultant Clinic.— The Consulting Obstretrician, or his Deputy,
continued to hold a Clinic twice weekly for ante-natal and post-natal cases.
During the year 100 sessions were held and a total of 1,269 examinations
were made.
Maternal Mortality.— During 1955 there was one death of an Ilford
mother recorded by the Registrar-General as due to or in consequence of
pregnancy or childbirth.
Domestic Help Service.— During 1955 the heavy demand for this
service continued. The service was controlled by a full-time Organiser,
under the general direction of the Area Medical Officer, and at the end
of the year there were 9 full-time, 107 regularly-employed part-time and
21 casual Helps employed.
The following is a summary of the cases dealt with in 1955:—
Number of applications received for assistance 1,452
Number of cases where Domestic Helps were provided
(including 480 who were having service at the commencement
of the year) 1,542
Number of cases which on investigation were either not
eligible for assistance or did not require the service 244
Cases booked but subsequently cancelled 129
Number of cases where, at the end of the year, a domestic
help was booked to attend in future months (maternity
cases) 57
Other cases awaiting help at end of year 21
Enquiries incomplete at end of year 8
Cases being served at 31st December, 1955 564
Owing to the large number of Domestic Helps to be controlled and
the very considerable amount of visiting involved to the many applicants
for and recipients of this service, a second full-time Organiser was
appointed from the 2nd January, 1956. and Ilford has now been divided
into two areas for the purposes of administering this scheme.