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in accordance with the demands which are being
made upon them. During the year the East Barking
District Nursing Association has increased its staff
from two to three nurses.
Speaking particularly of the latter, I am to say that
if the various grants which its energetic Secretary has
been able to obtain were to be discontinued, the work
could not be carried on. The amount of money
collected locally is only a small part of that which is
expended. To my mind this is unsatisfactory. I am
confident that you share this opinion with me, in which
circumstance you might entertain helping to promote
legislation which would make it possible for local
authorities to set up general domiciliary nursing services,
or alternatively, to subsidise completely those people
who are willing to set up such services.
(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, 1902-1936.
Public Health Act, 1936.
(a) Ante-Natal Supervision.—Ante-Natal Clinics are
held at four centres—three sessions weekly at the
Central Clinic, two sessions weekly at the Woodward
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Clinic, one session weekly at the Porters Avenue Clinic,
and four sessions weekly at the Humphrey Clinic. The