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(c) Maternity.
Our arrangement for the institutional treatment of cases with
complications arising during pregnancy or confinement, and for
cases where the home environment is unsatisfactory remains as
before.
Arising out of the discussions mentioned in last year's report
with regard to the acceptance of financial responsibility by this
Council for non-destitute cases admitted in emergency to Oldchurch
County Hospital, it was agreed during the year that the Romford
Council would be responsible for such of those cases as were
admitted from this District, provided that, if patients present themselves
at the Hospital at an early stage of pregnancy for the purpose
of booking accommodation for confinement, they should be
referred by the Medical Superintendent to this Department, if the
patient resides in this area, so that the necessary arrangements for
ante-natal supervision could be made at one of the clinics of the
Department.
Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia, and Ophthalmia Neonatorum are,
if necessary, admitted to the Romford Isolation Hospital, under a
scheme of treatment. Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia arising in Oldchurch
Hospital, and suspected of being septic in origin are
similarly transferred to the Romford Isolation Hospital.
(d) Children.
The facilities in this category remain as before.
(e) Other Cases.
Accident cases, and non-infectious cases can be catered for
either at the Victoria Hospital, a voluntary hospital with 31 beds,
or at Oldchurch County Hospital, which is under the jurisdiction
of the Public Health Committee of the Essex County Council, and
which has 860 beds. Both these Hospitals are situated within the
boundary of Romford. In addition, many large London Hospitals
are within easy mileage of Romford.
During 1938, the Romford Council granted a donation of 10
guineas to the Victoria Hospital, and 20 guineas to the King
George Hospital, Ilford.
2.—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
(i) Ante-natal Clinics.
The services of the Council available for Expectant Mothers
remain the same, and the statistics for the year again show that a
satisfactory standard is being mainained.