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Towards the end of 1935 the Council made it possible for a sum of 1s. 6d. per
visit to be paid to both these Associations, when they undertook the nursing of
acute primary and acute influenzal pneumonia in the home in cases where the
Medical Officer of Health, in consultation with the general practitioner concerned,
is of the opinion that domiciliary nursing represents the best hope of recovery for
the patient.
2. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
The work in connection with Maternity and Child Welfare is carried on under
powers given in the following Acts :—
Notification of Births Act, 1907.
Notification of Births (Extension) Act, 1915.
Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918.
Part I of the Children Act, 1908, as amended by Part V of the Children and
Young Persons Act, 1932.
Midwives Acts 1902-1926.
Maternity and Child Welfare work has been carried on in Barking these many
years. It began in quite a small way and it has grown to the proportions outlined
in this Report.
In this connection I am very happy to state that in December, 1935, Miss P. M.
Fawcett was appointed as senior health visitor and also as senior school nurse.
This appointment will in my opinion lead to a fuller measure of cohesion within the
section itself and will co-ordinate the work of this section and the work of the other
sections of the Public Health Department.
During 1935 the Woodward Clinic was opened, and in the new building the
Clinics, formerly held at the Shaftesbury Centre, Stamford Road, run smoothly
and are growing in size.
The other Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics are held at the Alexandra,
Central, Greatfields and Porters Avenue (Methodist Church) Centres.
(a) Ante-Natal Supervision.—Ante-Natal Clinics are held at four centres—two
sessions weekly at the Central Clinic, and one session weekly at the Alexandra,
Woodward and Porters Avenue Clinics.
The following table shows the work carried
out at these clinics during the year :—