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Dental Attendants
Mrs. D. Blundell
Miss E. Corcoran
Mrs. A. Lewis.
*Mrs. Ayres.
*Mrs. Ferris
Clinic Clerks
Miss F. C. Cheetham.
Mrs. L. Neville
Miss E. Nichols (Foot Clinic)
Mrs. J. Price
Chief Administrative Assistant
W. D. Softley
* Part-time.
Administrative and Clerical Staff
F. C. Ware.
E. R. Price
L. C. Goodbun
G. A. Thurlow
E. Lamb
A. Keeys
Miss E. Beckley
Mrs. F. Wright
Miss R. Carrington
Miss B. G. Johnson.
Distribution—Welfare Foods
Mrs. D. Gray
*Mrs. H. Coleman.
* Part-time.
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT, PART III
The Local Health Authority have delegated most of the Part III
Services to the Leyton Health Area Sub-Committee. The Committee,
under the Chairmanship of Alderman Mrs. J. Hammond, O.B.E., J.P.,
has evinced a keen interest in the work of the Health Services and there
has been much thoughtful discussion at their meetings.
Health Centres.
Although there are no Health Centres in the area, as envisaged
under the Act, there are three modern and well situated Health Service
Clinics, at which the major part of the Health Service and School
Medical Services work is carried out.
Care of Mothers and Young Children.
The registered births were 1,136 and the birth rate of 11.13 is the
lowest ever recorded in the area.
The Ante-natal Clinics continue to be held at the four centres and
at the homes of the two Municipal Midwives.
The Child Welfare Clinics are well attended and are invaluable for
the mothers to meet the medical and nursing staff and discuss the problems
of parenthood and child care. During the year a weighing session has