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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Report to Medical Officer of Health of Miss J. M. Cardozo,
Chief Health Visitor.
Public Health Offices.
Bow Road, E. 3.
January, 1925.
Sir.
I submit herewith my second Annual Report, as Chief Health Visitor,
upon the work of the Maternity and Child Welfare Department relating
to the year 1924.
In January, Dr. Cameron, one of the Medical Officers of the Ministry
of Health, made an inquiry into this work. She inspected the Clinics,
and upon her report a letter was received from the Minister of Health
statins that he was "glad to observe that the work is being continued
along satisfactory lines and that increased use is being made of the
facilities provided at the Council's Ante-Natal and Dental Clinics."
The Millwall Centre has lost a valued Doctor and friend through the
death of Dr. Winifred Patch, who had been Medical Officer to the Centre
for 6 years.
We welcome Dr. Marian Layman as her successor.
Additional Health Visitor.—Owing to the congested condition of the
North Poplar Area and the large attendance at the Clinics, the three
districts, including the Isle of Dogs, have been divided into four and an
additional Health Visitor has been appointed. A much more satisfactory
arrangement.
infant Consultations.—The attendance at all the Clinics has increased,
Poplar being the highest with an average attendance of 6-1.4 per
session. The Clinic is very overcrowded, but this will be relieved when
the new building is ready in the gardens of 134 and 136, High Street,
Poplar.
Ante-Natal Clinic.—A special effort has been made by the Staff to
develop this branch of the work, with good results, particularly at Bow,
where the attendances have increased from 169 in 1923 to 367 in 1924.