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Maternal Mortality—Ministry of Health Circular 1622.
Following upon the receipt of the Ministry of Health Circular 1622
the Medical Officer of Health submitted to the Maternity and Child
Welfare Committee a statement showing—(a) the recommendations in
the Maternal Mortality Report; (b) the services already supplied by
the Poplar Borough Council; and (c) the suggestions of the Medical
Officer of Health for meeting the recommendations in the report. The
following recommendations of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee
were adopted by the Council:—
(a) Post-Natal Consultative Clinic.— That a monthly post-natal
consultative clinic—for advice and treatment of women suffering
from gynaecological conditions, and where advice and instruction
on contraceptive methods shall be given to women attending
the clinic in whose cases further pregnancy would, in the opinion
of the Medical Officer, be detrimental to their health—be established
and that the London County Council be approached with
a view to the establishment of this Clinic at St. Andrew's
Hospital.
(b) Flying Scarfs .—That as this service can only be supplied by
an Authority having control of general hospitals and ambulance
facilities, and in view of the fact that domiciliary midwifery is
to be taken over by the London County Council, this is a question
for the London County Council to decide and to make arrangements
for "flying squads" to be in readiness at certain of their
hospitals should they think this necessary.
(In forwarding this to the London County Council the
Committee considered that there might be circumstances in
which it would be advisable to have such a service available.)
(c) Home Helps.-—That no action be taken to provide Home Helps.
(d) That a copy of the Medical Officer of Health's Report and the
action taken thereon be forwarded to the Minister of Health
in accordance with the requirements of Circular 1622.
In December, the County Council stated that, subject to certain
conditions, they would be willing to allow the Borough Council to hold a
post-natal (consulting) clinic at St. Andrew's Hospital, Bow, and the
necessary arrangements for the establishment of this clinic are in hand.