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Ealing 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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4. A whole-time Health Visitor with nursing training should
be appointed to nurse cases of measles, whooping cough,
epidemic diarrhoea, ophthalmia neonatorum, etc., and
at the same time to assist at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centre.
5. A part-time Medical Officer should be appointed for the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
6. The Committee of the King Edward Memorial Hospital
should be approached with a view to certain cases of
normal and abnormal confinements being provided for.
7. Home helps should be provided in cases of confinements,
in which assistance is deemed by the Medical Officer of
Health to be necessary.
8. The Committee of the King Edward Memorial Hospital
should be approached with a view to their allotting six
beds for children under 5 years of age.
9. The South Ealing Creche should be taken over and managed
by the Council. A second Creche should be considered
at West Ealing.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
THOMAS ORR.