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Elmers End Miss Bailey Miss Firmin Mrs. Holford
Mrs. Shelley Mrs. McGillay Mrs. Uzzell
Shortlands Mrs. Thorpe Mrs. Wilson Mrs. Yabsley
West Wickham Mrs. A. E. Bennett Mrs. J. W. Bennett
Mrs. Butler Mrs. Saunders
Mrs. Greig Mrs. Lebban Mrs. Parham
Coney Hall Mrs. Alexander Mrs. Sellows Mrs. Clarke
Special Treatment.
Arrangements were made for children from 1 to 5 years of age to
participate in the special services available for school children and the
use made is shewn by the following attendances:—
Eye U.V. Ray Orthopae- Aural
Clinic Clinic dic Clinic Clinic
Masseuse Surgeon
1948, Infants 42 284 209 179 13
Boarded-Out Children.
At the commencement of the year there were 8 registered foster
mothers having charge of 12 children.
At the end of June, 1948, there were 12 names on the register with
10 children and 2 temporary vacancies.
The Health Visitors and the Assistant Medical Officer were Infant
Life Protection Visitors and all homes were visited regularly.
Public Health Act, 1936—Sections 206—220.
Under these Sections the Council may grant exemption Certificates
from provisions covering the necessity for notification of admission and
discharge of children from residential homes and schools. Ten premises
were exempted and two were not.
Obstetric Consultant's Service.
The consultants clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital:
22 sessions were held; 40 ante-natal cases and 194 post-natal cases were
examined. The total number of attendances at the Clinics was 318
compared with 743 in 1947.
Mr. D. M. Lindsay, F.R.C.O.G., was asked to see 14 Beckenham
cases during the period. The following summary indicates the reasons
for the consultations:—
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