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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Romford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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Table 3.
| (a) | Number of persons who were receiving children for reward at the end of the year | 54 |
|---|---|---|
| (b) | Number of Children:— | |
| (1) At the end of the year | 77 | |
| (2) Who died during the year | 2 | |
| (3) On whom inquests were held during the year | 0 | |
| (c) | Number of Child Protection Visitors at the end of the year who were:— | |
| (1) Health Visitors | 3 | |
| (2) Female, other than Health Visitors | 0 | |
| (3) Male | 0 | |
| (d) | Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under (c) above) or Societies authorised to visit under the proviso to Section 209 (2) of the Public Health Act, 1936 | 0 |
| (e) | Proceedings taken during the year :— | |
| (1) Number of Cases | 0 | |
| (2) Act and Section under which proceedings | ||
| were taken | — | |
(iv) Midwives Act, 1936.
The following gives a summary of the cases attended by the
Council Midwives, as Midwives, and as Maternity Nurses during
1942 :—
As Midwives .... .... .... .... 303
As Maternity Nurses .... .... .... 51
(v) Inspection of Nursing Homes, etc.
Quarterly inspections of the two Nursing Homes, registered by
the Essex County Council under Section 187 of the Public Health
Act, 1936, were again carried out, and investigations on the same
lines as before were made in respect of certain cases which occurred
throughout the district.
(vi) Day Nurseries.
In last year's report mention was made of the preparations,
which, by the end of the year were under way for the establishment
of a Day Nursery in the area. This Nursery was opened at
the beginning of March, and since then has provided for children
from 0 to 5 years of age, whose mothers are engaged in war work.
To supplement the full-time staff, voluntary workers are in regular
attendance, and everything possible is being done to care for the
physical and mental welfare of the children, for whom the Nursery
caters.