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Two were attended by midwives. One patient died in the infirmary ;
the other was reported to be a slight case making good progress at time
of enquiry ; no further information has been obtained, the patient
being resident in Poplar.
(vi.) Lectures on Infant Care, etc.
These were given at the Maurice Hostel, Hoxton Hall, and St. John's Hall, in
response to invitations received from workers there.
(vii.) Visits in connection with Notiiicaiions of Phthisis.
Owing to the number of notifications received under the Tuberculosis (in Hospitals)
Regulations, May, 1911, there is a considerable increase in the amount of work
in this section. Since May, my work has been limited to women and children,
previously I had visited a few men-patients notified by hospitals, Almoners and
charitable agencies.
(viii.) Phthisis Death Enquires.
In visiting after a death has occurred, attention is paid to the need for disinfection,
and enquiry is made amongst the relatives of the deceased to ascertain
whether any of them have been infected, and advice given to secure treatment, in
case of slight illnesses suggesting phthisis.
(ix.) Interviews.
I have spent some time in interviews with people connected in various ways
with the work ; under this heading are included occasional attendances at the local
committee meeting of the Charity Organisation Society ; when cases referred by me
were being discussed ; also occasional attendances at the local committee meetings
of the Invalid Dinner Kitchens.
I am much indebted to the Almoners of certain hospitals for their kind cooperation
; to the Invalid Children's Aid Association, to the Charity Organisation
Society, and to the East London Friendly Worker's Association. This last has given
most valuable help in providing milk and other nourishment for mothers and
infants, in providing holidays for mothers with young children, and in giving beds
and beddings to phthisical patients who require separate accommodation. The
other organisations have provided some with long periods of sanatorium treatment.
Other societies that have helped are the Convalescent Dinners Association, and the
Invalid Dinner Kitchen.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
ETHEL J. CHARLESWORTH.