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The friendly relations existing between the regular staff, the
voluntary helpers, and the Nurses of the Essex Nursing Association
have contributed in no small degree to the success achieved
in this department of the Public Health Service.
DUTIES OF THE HEALTH VISITORS.
Each of the Health Visitors is apportioned a district, and she
attends the Clinic in her district, thus:—
Nurse Holland visits in the Central and Wanstead Slip
Wards and attends the Town Hall Clinic.
Nurse Dodd visits in the Lea Bridge and Ley ton Wards and
attends the Vicarage Road Clinic.
Nurse Bratton visits in the Harrow Green and Grove Green
Wards and attends the People's Hall Clinic.
Nurse Roake visits in the Cann Hall and Forest Wards and
assists at the Vicarage Road Clinic.
Nurse Clipstone visits in the Leytonstone and Central Wards
and assists at the Town Hall Clinic.
Nurse Walling (part time) visits in the Leyton Ward.
The Health Visitor visits each newly-born infant as early as
practicable after the tenth day of its birth, and subsequently
follows it up until it attains the age of five years, when it comes
under the supervision of the School Medical Service. The Health
Visitor at her visit to a newly-born infant sees any other children
under five years oif age, and suitably advises the mother on any
question affecting their health.
The Health Visitor also visits cases of Measles, Whooping
Cough, Summer Diarrhoea, Influenza, and other cases obtained
from the lists of absent children furnished by the School Attendance
Officer.
During the year 15,111 visits have been paid by the Health
Visitors.