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During 1934, 318 visits were paid to expectant mothers.
When a Home Help is provided the home is visited on the 4th
and 14th day of confinement to ascertain whether the work is
satisfactorily undertaken.
Maternity Accommodation.
Under the provisions of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Act, 1918, empowering Local Authorities to make arrangements
for the institutional treatment of complicated midwifery cases,
and for women whose homes are unsuitable for their confinements,
the East Ham County Borough Council have arrangements for
the accommodation of necessitous cases requiring in-patient treatment
at Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, the Maternity Charity
District Nurses' Home, Plaistow, and Forest Gate Hospital.
During 1934, 81 cases were admitted to Forest Gate
Hospital.
Inspection of Midwives.
Fifty-one midwives notified the Local Supervising Authority
of their intention to practice within the Borough during 1934.
Thirty-eight visits of inspection were made by the Inspecting
Medical Officer during the year.
Visits have been paid as required to one registered Nursing
Home in the district.
Under the rules issued by the Central Midwives' Board, a
midwife must notify the Local Supervising Authority within 36
hours if she has summoned medical aid during pregnancy, in a
confinement, or within 10 days afterwards.