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11.
EVACUATION:
Arrangements were made through the Borough Council for
the evacuation of 36 children under 5 years and 97 Expectant Mothers,
during the year.
NATIONAL MILK AND VITAMINS SCHEME:
The Municipal and Voluntary Centres continued to operate
as distributing points for vitamin products and national dried, milk.
MIDWIFERY:
Under the Council's Midwifery arrangements as detailed in
previous annual reports the following numbers of patients were admitted
to the various hospitals.
(a) St. Bartholomew's Hospital 85
(b) The Royal Northern Hospital 1
(c) The City of London Maternity Hospital 12
(d) The University College Hospital 11
Co-operation was maintained between the Hospitals concerned and the
Maternity and Child Welfare Department. Attendances at ante-natal
clinics are notified and ante-natal visits are made by our Health
Visitors.
CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS:
A space has been provided in the notification of Birth Cards
for the Weight at Birth when this is 5½1bs or less. Close co-operation
is maintained with the hospitals which ensures a follow-up of all cases
after discharge from hospital and all premature infants are regarded as
"Special Cases" necessitating frequent visits by the Health Visitors.
Special Equipment is available for loan in the home, consisting of
draught proof cots with detachable linings, warm and suitable clothing,
hot water bottles and special feeding bottles. The Council's Home
Help Service is also made available for such cases. During the year
there were 27 births notified where the birth weight was 5½lbs or less,
13 of which were in respect of premature births. 7 of these were
nursed at home and 6 in hospital and all survived at the end of one
month.
POST NATAL CLINIC:
In June, 1942, a post natal clinic was started at the Pine
Street Maternity and Child Welfare Centre and mothers attending the
municipal welfare clinics were urged to attend this clinic if they had
not boon given an appointment elsewhere. 46 clinics wore held during
the year and 98 individuals attended on 239 occasions. Attendances at
this clinic have boon good and it has done much useful work. Many of
the mothers coming for examination have needed treatment for local minor
gynaecological conditions and for their general health.