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Ante- and Post-natal Clinics.
Up to 31st August, 1939, one session weekly for both ante-and
post-natal cases was held at the Eastern Clinic. Miss Beatrice Turner,
F.R.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., was the Medical Officer.
Three sessions weekly for ante-natal cases were held at the
Western Clinic by Miss Mary Kidd, M.B. (Lond.). Miss Turner held
one session weekly at this Clinic for post-natal patients only.
On the outbreak of war the Clinics were closed until the 14th
September. It was subsequently approved that one session for both
ante- and post-natal cases should be held weekly at the Eastern Clinic
and two sessions for ante- and post-natal cases be held weekly at the
Western Clinic. Miss M. Kidd is, at present, acting as the Medical
Officer at both Clinics.
Attendances at the Ante- and Post-natal Clinics for the year 1939.
Eastern Clinic Western Clinic
(27, Pond Street). (75, Dynham Road).
Ante-natal. Post-natal. Ante-natal. Post-natal.
No. of new patients 101 52 280 130
No. of attendances of old patients 409 66 1415 151
No. of sessions held 49 130 60
Average attendance per session 13 *13 5
*Ante- and Post-natal Clinics combined September, 1939.
Ministry of Health's inspection of Maternity and Child
Welfare work in the Borough.
On 10th November, 1938, a letter was sent by the Secretary,
Ministry of Health, with reference to the visit made by one of the
Medical Officers of the Ministry for the purpose of inspecting the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres submitting certain observations,
and suggesting, inter alia, that in conjunction with the Hampstead
Council of Social Service the desirability of further measures of coordination
of municipal work with that of the voluntary centres should
be considered by the Council. The Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee invited the observations of the Council of Social Service
upon the contents of this letter and discussed the whole matter with
representatives of that Council.
The attendances at all the Centres, with the exception of the one
at Heath Street, were growing, and the Committee were of the opinion
that further measures of co-ordination of the municipal work with
that of the voluntary centres could best be effected by a gradual transference
of certain paid officers engaged at the Welfare Centres of the
Hampstead Council of Social Service to the Council. As a first step
in this direction they considered the question of transferring one of
the medical staff. Mrs. F. Marjorie Yule, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., had
been on the medical staff of the Council of Social Service for some
time, and was recognised as a doctor performing very valuable clinical