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own homes and attended by midwives. Any patient who was
to be attended by her own doctor was advised to attend him for
her ante-natal supervision.
Any patient found to be suffering from any pathological condition
was referred to her own doctor or to hospital, a letter
giving details of the conditions present accompanying the
patient in either case. Midwives are welcomed at the centres,
and copies of their patients' ante-natal notes are forwarded to
them for reference.
Virol or Parrish's Food, and extra nourishment were supplied
free to necessitous and debilitated patients.
X-Ray Examinations
Arrangements have been made with the Wilson Hospital,
Mitcham, for the X-ray examination of women attending the
ante-natal clinics. The majority of the examinations are made
to determine the presentation of the child in doubtful cases, and
also to confirm the diagnosis of twins.
Up to 4.7.48 42 (47) women attended for this examination. In
1947 42 cases attended.
Post-Natal Clinic
A Post-Natal Clinic is held at Church Road Clinic each month.
Leaflets giving them information about this clinic and the purpose
for which it is intended are given to the patients when they leave
Woodlands Maternity Home and to the patients attending the
various ante-natal clinics. Post-natal examinations of patients
confined at Woodlands are made at the Woodlands Clinic; 116
(226) cases attended up to 4.7.48.
The total number of women who attended the post-natal
clinics at Church Road Clinic up to 4.7.48 was 94 (174), the
average attendance being 9.4 (8.8).
Home Help and Domestic Help Service
The combined Home Help and Domestic Help Service has
proved most successful. Up to 4.7.48 5 (5) full-time home helps