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Maternity and Child Welfare.
The Essex County Council maintained clinics at the following
centres throughout the year:—
(i) Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch.
(ii) Athelstan Road, Harold Wood.
(iii) Avon Road, Upminster.
(iv) Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch.
(v) Nelmes Road, Hornchurch.
(vi) St. Mary's Lane, Upminster.
(vii) South End Road, South Hornchurch.
(viii) Suttons Hostel, Suttons Lane, Hornchurch.
(ix) Upminstar Road, Rainham.
(x) Westland Avenue, Hornchurch.
Nursing Homes.
The two registered Nursing/Rest Homes in the district are supervised
by the County Council.
Midwives and Home Nurses.
There are 19 (18 full-time, 1 part-time) midwives in the district
who are appointed by the Essex County Council and are available to
act in the capacity of midwife and of maternity nurse under the supervision
of a registered medical practitioner.
In addition to the midwives there are 10 home nurses (7 full-time,
3 part-time) working in the district.
The midwifery staff attended 2,588 confinements during 1964 and
the home nursing staff attended 1,151 individual patients.
Day Nursery.
A day nursery is established within the district at Diban Avenue
Elm Park. It provides accommodation for 50 children up to five years
of age.
Domestic Help Service.
A domestic help service is in operation and is administered for the
Essex County Health Services by the Area Medical Officer, 34, Cresthill
Avenue, Grays.
Domestic help can be supplied for a period of two weeks in the
case of a home confinement, but as there is a great demand for this
service it is essential to apply as early as possible. Where there is illness
approval may be given, upon receipt of a medical certificate, for a help
to attend,