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A Consultative Ante-natal Clinic continues to be held at
Oldchurch County Hospital, under the supervision of Mr. S.
Henderson, M.C.O.G., F.R.C.S., and this Clinic has proved of considerable
value to us, insofar as a second opinion is available for
those patients for whom further and more elaborate investigation is
required.
During the year 1940, 668 individual expectant mothers attended
the Clinics, representing 710 per cent, of total notified births (live
and still). In addition, 27 mothers attended for post-natal advice,
representing 2.9 per cent, of total notified births.
In all, 153 sessions were held during the year. The total
number of attendances of the 695 mothers mentioned above was
3 ,356, giving an average of 4'8 attendances per patient . The average
number attending at each session was 219.
(ii) Infant Welfare Clinics.
Our 8 Child-Welfare Sessions continued in operation throughout
the year. As anticipated in last year's Report, we were able to recommence
the session at Wembley Hall, Princes Road, at the
beginning of 1940, but, after a short period, found it more convenient
and suitable to hold this session at the Jubilee Hall, Victoria Road,
which is in the same district as that served by Wembley Hall.
Owing to the fact that "Summer Time" continued throughout
the darker months of the year, it was unnecessary to alter the hours
of the afternoon sessions during the last quarter of the year.
On September 9th, the new Clinic situate in Hulse Avenue,
Collier Row, was opened for Maternity and Child Welfare purposes,
and the 2 Child Welfare Sessions, previously held at the Hall of the
Church of the Ascension, Collier Row Road, were then transferred
to this new building. As mentioned above, 1 Ante-natal Session was
also tranferred from the Marks Road Clinic.
The new building comprises a Central Hall, Weighing Room,
Undressing Room with separate cubicles, Medical Officer's Consulting
Room, Toddlers' Room (also used for the administration of
Ultra-violet Ray Therapy), a Dental Room with Recovery Room
attached, Kitchen, Food Cupboard, Staff Room, and suitable
Sanitary accommodation. At the end of the year the Local Education
Authority was furnishing and equipping the Dental Room, and also
preparing to utilise part of the building for a Minor Ailments' Clinic.
Dental arrangements under our Maternity and Child Welfare
Scheme were carried out according to the annual rota, and on
April 1st, Mr. F. C. Ritchie, L.D.S., took over duties from Mr.
S. R. Johns. In order, however, to maintain continuity of service,
those patients who required completion of treatment after April 1st
were permitted to have this done by Mr. Johns.