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embolism by amniotic fluid. This is a rare condition which is stated
to have occurred in one in 8,000 obstetric cases over a period of
nine years at the Chicago Lying-in Hospital. As far as is known
this obstetric emergency is unpredictable and therefore when it does
supervene death will be inevitable.
INFANT
WELFARE
CENTRES.
The Regional Hospital Board have decided to
adapt the Out-Patient Department of King
George Hospital for use as a Chest Clinic to
serve Dagenham. This has necessitated the
removal of the clinic formerly held at this hospital to other premises
and for the time being will occasion some inconvenience to mothers
living in that vicinity. Provision, however, is made by holding
additional sessions at other clinics and negotiations have been
taking place to establish an Infant Welfare Centre in close
proximity to Five Elms.
The clinic held at the London City Mission Hall, Dagenham
Road, has been fully attended and an additional session has been
arranged in order to meet the needs.
CARAVANS.
Further applications for land in the Northern
part of the Borough to be used as sites fo
caravans were received. All were refused in view of the inability
to provide satisfactory sanitary facilities. One appeal against the
Council's decision was dismissed by the Magistrates' Court.
In co-operation with the Town Planning Authority, a general
policy has been adopted whereby applications in respect of individual
vans will only be granted in the unsewered Northern are.
where the applicant submits plans for a permanent dwelling to be
erected (when a building licence is obtained) on the site.
It was mentioned in my report for last year
that an adjoining Borough was extending and
modernising its mortuary. This work has now been completed
and when the notice to the Borough, with whom Dagenham has
now entered into arrangements, expires, the facilities offered by
the first-mentioned local authority will be accepted.
MORTUARY.
RAG FLOCK AND
OTHER FILLING
MATERIALS ACT.
This Act came into operation on the 1st
November, 1951, and two premises where
filling materials are used have been registered.
One licence was issued to a manufacturer
of rag flock and one for the storage of this material.
A sample of rag flock, manufactured from new materials only,
consisting of coloured and bleached offcuts from a clothing factory,