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the Council stating that the ante-natal clinic session was transferred from
Thursday afternoon to Tuesday morning.
Clerk.—A clerk is required giving at least half-time service to this
Committee. At present Miss D. B. Hill cannot do so, without some of her
Public Health work falling into arrears. To prevent this, an office boy should
be at once admitted to my general office, who could take over from her a good
deal of unimportant routine work, capable of being done by any intelligent
school-boy.
Baby week.—This was held from Monday, July 19th to July 23rd (both
dates inclusive), during which there were two baby shows held, one an open
show for ail babies in Edmonton and the other only for babies attending the
welfare centres. The prizes were distributed at a pram parade on Wednesday,
and on Thursday the past and present mothers of the welfare centres were
taken on an excursion to Benfleet and Canvey Island, each mother paying
7s. 6d. for railway fare and tea. On the last day there was an exhibition at the
Central Hall of garments made by the mothers.
Supervisor.— I cannot yet state that the Committee has regained the
confidence and co-operation of the medical practitioners and midwives of the
area, although at the end of the year (1920) i.e. about a year after I had issued a
writ in the High Court against my Council, an arrangement was arrived at
between us on the terms proposed by my solicitor by which my position as
Supervisor was restored, as from June 24th, 1919, with payment of arrears of
salary and bonus.
During 1920 there were no representatives of the doctors or midwives of
Edmonton on this Committee. On the 19th February the Edmonton Medical
Society reported that no member of that Society was at present willing to act
on the Committee. On the 15th May, the Edmonton Medical Society informed
the Council that they were unwilling to appoint representatives on the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee until they had reinstated the M.O.H. as
Supervisor.
On the 26th November, the Medical Officer, having been reinstated as
Supervisor of the Centre, attended the meeting of the Maternity and Child
Welfare Committee, his first since May, 1919.
Rivalry.—During the year a voluntary centre has been carried on in the
Church Hall at St. Edmunds, Hertford Road, which is open for the mothers
residing in the northern part of Edmonton, whether Roman Catholics or not.
A session is held every Monday afternoon and Dr. P. F. Evans is the Medical