London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Erith 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B(7). Midwives.
The administration of the Midwives Acts is carried out by
the Kent County Council which is the Local Supervising
Authority. Under the new Midwives Act the County Council
employ and supervise domiciliary midwives working in this area.
B. (8). Dental Clinic.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Clinic which is
held weekly, for Dental treatment for mothers and pre-school
children, was well attended during the year, attendances
being 205.
6(9). Home Help.
The Council's Home Help Scheme continued to function throughout the year, and the following figures will show the extent to which it was used:—
| No. of cases attended by : Home Help No. 1 | 8 |
| Home Help No. 2 | 8 |
| Home Help No. 3 | 11 |
| 27 | |
| No. of days on which Home Help was employed : | |
| Home Help No. 1 | 113 |
| Home Help No. 2 | 138½ |
| Home Help No. 2 | 141½ |
| 393 | |
SECTION C.—PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL
OVER NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
C(l). Infectious Diseases' Hospital.
The Erith Borough Council provides its own Isolation
Hospital. A large portion of admissions are cases of Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria, but any notifiable infectious disease may
be admitted with the exception of smallpox and puerperal
infections, special arrangements for which are described elsewhere
in this report. Cases of Measles and Whooping Cough
are admitted during epidemic times, for medical complications
and for domicilary reasons.