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SECTION B
General Provision of Health Services for the Area
Since July 1948 the Personal Health Services available to residents
of the Borough have been under the control of the London
County Council and Dr. Waldron, the Divisional Medical Officer,
has kindly supplied me with the following information and statistics
relating to Health Visitors' Records, attendances at Infant Welfare
Centres, Prophylaxis figures etc., for 1949.
" The services transferred to the London County Council from
the Greenwich Borough Council under the National Health Service
Act, 1946, were maintained during 1949. Attendances at the various
sessions were on a level corresponding with those of 1948.
So far as Maternity and Child Welfare is concerned, an advantageous
development was the integration of the ante-natal and midwife
sessions at the Welfare Centres. Arrangements were made
whereby midwives sessions in the main were held at the same time
as the doctor's session, thus enabling patients to be referred to the
doctor when necessary without delay.
There was considerable development of the Home Help service.
The number of cases attended on 5th July, 1948 (68), rose to 228
on 31st December, 1949, whilst the number of part-time home helps
rose from 18 to 107.
The continued popularity of the chiropody service was evident
by the demand for treatment. An improvement in the service was
effected by a re-arrangement of the sessions at Chevening Road
Centre and by the transfer of sessions from Charlton Lane Centre to
the nearby Fairfield House Centre, thereby ensuring availability of
treatment in those areas throughout the week. A link-up with the
school medical service was provided by the reference of school
children to the foot clinics for the treatment of verruca paedis. By
this method, early and effective treatment is ensured.
On 31st December, 1949, registration had been effected under
the provisions of the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act,
1948, of one child minder with a capacity for the care of three children.
Under the Council's voluntary registration scheme for persons undertaking
the care of not more than two children, there were 6 child
minders who were minding 6 children."