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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
Ante-natal and post-natal care is offered at the centres shown below.
During the year, 606 mothers attended for ante-natal examination and 76 for
post-natal care, compared with 449 and 60 respectively during the previous year.
In addition, 1,682 attendances were made at mothercraft and relaxation classes
compared with 2,057 in 1966.
As foreshadowed in the 1966 report, a review of attendances at ante-natal
sessions was undertaken during the year, and some clinic sessions were deleted
from the programme. This enabled medical officers to devote more time to the
screening of women for cancer (cervical cytology) and to the early detection of
deviations from the normal in infants and young children at child development
sessions.
Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics
Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held
Annie Prendergast Clinic, 1st and 3rd in month Wednesday a.m.
Ashton Gardens,
Chadwell Heath.
The Clinic, Weekly Tuesday and
Becontree Avenue, Wednesday p.m.
Dagenham.
Central Clinic, Weekly Wednesday p.m.
Vicarage Drive,
Barking.
The Clinic, Weekly Wednesday p.m.
Ford Road,
Dagenham.
Marks Gate Clinic, 2nd' and 4th in month Wednesday a.m.
Lawn Farm Grove,
Marks Gate.
The Clinic, Weekly Tuesday and
Oxlow Lane, Thursday a.m.
Dagenham.
The Clinic, Weekly Wednesday a.m.
Porters Avenue,
Dagenham.
Julia Engwell Clinic, Weekly Wednesday a.m.
Woodward Road,
Dagenham.
Midwifery Service
Unfortunately, three midwives left the Borough during the year. One
obtained a post elsewhere in this country, one went to Canada and one left to
have her second child. Only one of these midwives was replaced, so leaving the
service very depleted. It is hoped to replace the other two midwives in the
future, but the main difficulty seems to lie in the fact that living accommodation
for midwives is not always readily available.
The number of midwives employed at the end of 1967 was 13 including one
Non-Medical Supervisor of Midwives and one Assistant Non-Medical Supervisor.
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