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Nursery and Child Minders' Regulation Act
There are no registered child minders in the Borough.
Women's Welfare Clinic.
Special sessions staffed by a medical officer and nurse trained
contraceptive techniques are held for women who are referred for
medical reasons.
During the year 271 patients made 601 attendances.
Prior to October, 1963, these sessions were held in Upney
When other services were transferred to the prefabricated building
clinic was decentralised to Central, Woodward, Porters
venue and Thames View Clinics. This decentralisation has been
great success and is much appreciated by the patients.
During Testing
Depending upon the availability of staff, babies are now screened
six months in the clinics or in their homes if necessary, and 5-year
as are screened at school entry medical inspection by the "Danavox"
click-check audiometer. This has contributed to the earlier and more
accurate detection of deafness.
During 1963 six Midwives were employed in the Barking area.
Twenty-one pupils did their district training and a total of 282 women
are confined, which represents 30% of the births occurring in the
Banking Hospital is a Part II Training Hospital for midwifery.
Your Medical Officer of Health is approved by the Central
Mid-wives Board to give the requisite public health lectures at the
Banking Hospital.
Arrangements are made on request for a midwife to attend
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