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Maternity and, Child Welfare.—The work of the Maternity and Child
Welfare Section of the Department is dealt with fully in Section VI of
this report. There, is nothing of outstanding importance to be mentioned
beyond the fact that the Council's Maternity Wards at St. Andrew's
Hospital were opened in September and referred to on page 160. The
average number of beds occupied has been four, but for a short period
there were as many as seven patients in at one time. During the time
the Wards have been open 35 mothers entered the Wards and at the end
of the year 58 agreements to enter the Wards had been signed. It was
feared when the scheme was proposed that 12 beds were more than would be
required by Council's patients and the question of future arrangements
is being considered by the London County Council (who are now responsible
for the administration of St. Andrew's Hospital) and the Poplar Borough
Council.
Public Education in Health.—The scheme for offering lectures on
health subjects to social and political organisations in the Borough
has continued in operation during the year. Lectures have been given at
a greater number of Centres than last year and it is gratifying to find
audiences are asking for definite courses of subjects.
Conferences .—During the year delegates were sent to the following
conferences:—
(a) Royal Sanitary Institute (Sheffield). Chairman of the Public
Health Committee (Councillor T. J. Blacketer, J.P.,
L .C .C.), and the Medical Officer of Health.
(b) Sanitary Inspectors' Association (Lowestoft). Mr. F. A.
Smith.
(c) Smoke Conference—Greater London Joint Smoke Abatement
Committee (Guildhall, London). Chairman and ViceChairman
of the Public Health Committee (Councillors
T.J. Blacketer, J ,P., L .C .C., and J. A. Hammond).
(d) Maternity and Child Welfare (London). Miss J. M. Cardozo.
Miss E. M. Davies, the Lady Sanitary Inspector, was also granted
leave of absence to attend the Sanitary Inspectors' Association Conference
as a representative of the Women Sanitary Inspectors' and Health
Visitors' Association.