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(6) An agreement made in 1923 with the Metropolitan
Asylums Board for the treatment of Ilford cases of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum at the St. Margarets Hospital.
(7) An arrangement with the Romford Board of Guardians
in 1921, for the sanitary inspection of houses receiving foster
children and the co-ordination of the work of the Infant Life Protection
Visitor with that of the Welfare Centres.
(8) Two additional health visitors appointed in 1921, and a
further addition made in 1923, making a total of 7 health visitors.
Since 1920, their work has been arranged so that each nurse devotes
50 per cent, of her time to Maternity work and 50 per cent,
to school work and each has her own district, thus avoiding the
visiting of the same house by two different nurses for different
purposes. 11,584 home visits for Maternity and Child Welfare
purposes were paid in 1920, compared with 17,022 in 1925.
(a) This work will require in the near future additions to the
staff of Health Visitors and School Nurses, (b) There is lack
of provision in the district for hospital treatment for ailing infants.
(c) The work in Ilford is of such an extent that as in
other districts it requires a central clinic specially adapted for
infant welfare purposes to replace some of the temporary buildings
now used, (d) In the near future the Committee should also
consider the treatment of suitable cases with artificial sunlight in
view of the results achieved, in other towns.
School Medical Work.
In August 1920, a whole time dentist was appointed in
place of the part time dentist previously employed. The dentist
gives one morning a week to the work of Maternity and Child
Welfare, and one afternoon a fortnight to the treatment of tuberculosis
cases for the Essex County Council.
(2) The increase in the number of School Nurses as mentioned
in paragraph (8) under MATERNITY WORK, and the
appointment of a female clerk attendant to relieve the Head
Teachers' of clerical work preparatory to medical inspections and
the arrangement of one School Nurse to attend all medical inspections
to give the assistance previously given by the School
Teachers.
(3) January, 1920, the appointment of the Medical Officer of
Health as Honorary District Correspondent of the N.S.P.C.C.,
enabling much valuable service to be obtained from this organisation.
(4) In 1920, Bye-laws in the Provisions of the Employment
of Children Act, 1903, and the Education Act, 1918, adopted.