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ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENST.
Cases are referred to the East Ham Memorial Hospital and
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, under similar arrangements to
the School Medical Service.

Dr. MacLaron submits the following observations:-
During 1942 the most outstanding features of the work of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Department Is the large number of
mothers who attended the Ante-natal Clinics, and the problem of
providing Maternity Hospital accommodation, as the majority of
the patients wished to be admitted to Maternity Homes in the
district, very few mothers being willing to take advantage of the
Government Evacuation Scheme under the L.C.c. The great demand
for hospital accommodation in preference to domiciliary treatment
is due to war conditions, and the acute shortage of Home Helps.
This situation must necessarily involve a great strain on the
existing Maternity Hospital accommodation provided by the local
authority.
INFANT WELFARE CLINICS.
In spite of war time difficulties experienced by housewives
the Infant Welfare Clinics were well attended, and the general
health of the children attending the clinics satisfactory. It Is
gratifying to note the number of parents who have taken advantage
of the Immunisation Clinics. Over 60 per cent of the children
in East Ham between the ages of 1-5 years have been immunised
against Diphtheria.
SUNLIGHT CLINIC.
During 1942 the Sunlight Clinic was re-opened:- two
sessions per week are held for Infants under 5 years.
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