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The position is that the County Council have declared
their intention of increasing their maternity hospital accommodation,
and have stated that they have based their present
proposals upon the total number of beds which would enable
30—40 per cent. of all births occurring in the County to
take place in County or Municipal hospitals. The points
which still give the Wembley Council concern are, firstly,
that the proposals of the County Council would be insufficient
in the number of maternity beds supplied, and,
secondly, that the hospital provision of beds would be better
made by the two District Councils, this allowing the completion
of their respective maternity and child welfare
schemes by themselves providing also the appropriate hospital
accommodation.
There would seem to be much substance supporting the
Council in holding this view.
HEALTH VISITORS.
By reason of the development of the service, the staff
of Health Visitors was increased by two during the year,
the total number of Health Visitors at the end of the year
being eight.
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