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Ambulance.—During the month of August an agreement was entered
into with the London County Council for the removal of non-urgent
maternity cases between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Up to the end of the year 14 applications had been made, and payment
was made by the Borough Council for the removal of one non-urgent case
during the year.
Lying-in Ward at St. Andrew's Hospital.
The agreement with the London County Council for the provision of a
lying-in ward at St. Andrew's Hospital was terminated 31st March,
1931. During the three months no applications for admission were
received, and only three confinements took place there.
Student Health Visitors.
During the year seven Health Visitors of the Royal College of Nursing
have been given a course of practical training.
Measles.
The Council agreed to co-operate with the L.C.C. Education Authority
in a scheme similar to that in operation during the winter of 1929-30.
The scheme is detailed in the report for 1929. So far it has been unnecessary
to augment the Health Visiting Staff to deal with the additional
work in connection with the scheme.
Post-Graduate Course.
Two Health Visitors attended a Post-graduate Refresher Course during
the year.
The Observation Wards, Wellington Road.
Report of Dr. H. St. H. Vertue, Consulting Physician at the
Maternity and Child Welfare Observation Wards.
During the past year a large number of cases has been referred to the
Special Clinic at Wellington Road, and so many have sought admission
to the Wards that a waiting list has had to be kept. The method of
dealing with the cases is the same as that which has been used before,
namely: those which are likely to present some difficulty are admitted
to the Wards, and the simpler kinds are treated as Out-patients. All