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Several groups of senior school girls have attended with their teachers
at some of our Centres, and have been given elementary mothercraft
instruction by the Staff. The value of these visits cannot be overestimated,
and this is a branch of the work which should be extended.
The co-operation of the Royal College of St. Katharine is of the
greatest assistance in our work, and our thanks are due to the voluntary
workers at the Clinics, to the various associations who have given grants
towards dentures, and to the many friends who have sent woollies and
clothing for the Jumble Sales.
Ante-Natal Work—Isle of Dogs.
Prior to the ist April, 1937, expectant mothers on the Isle of Dogs
had to attend the Ante-Natal Clinic at Simpsons Road, Poplar. In
view of the increased housing accommodation which had been, and was
being, provided on the Isle of Dogs, the work at Simpsons Road was
becoming very heavy. The Council, upon the recommendation of the
Maternity Committee, agreed to establish an ante-natal clinic at 54,
West Ferry Road, on Thursday afternoons, which would be more convenient
for mothers living on the Island; would also relieve the pressure
at Simpsons Road Clinic, and greatly improve the scheme of co-operation
with the Sisters of St. John the Divine, who were now carrying out the
midwifery work on the Island.
Dr. D. F. Egan was appointed Medical Officer of this Clinic,
which commenced on 1st April, 1937.