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Work of Health Visitors.
The Ilford area is divided into nine districts, one nurse carrying
out all the home visits both for Maternity and Child Welfare
work and School Medical Service work in each area.
The following is a summary of the visits paid by the Health
Visitors during 1930 as far as the Maternity and Child Welfare
work is concerned :—
First visits to newly-born infants 1,992
Subsequent visits to children under 1 year of age 6,071
Subsequent visits to children over 1 year of age and under 5 13,914
Visits to expectant mothers 170
Home visits for other reasons 1,388
Total visits paid 23,535
Supervision of Midwives.
There are 12 certified midwives resident and practising in the
district (apart from those at the Maternity Home), and 5 certified
midwives resident outside Ilford, but practising in Ilford.
As mentioned in my last report, application had been made
to the Minister of Health to become the local supervising authority
under the Midwives Acts.
As a result of representations made to the Minister of Health,
the powers held by the Essex County Council were delegated to the
Ilford Borough Council as from the 1st October, 1930.
The following is a copy of the Order made by the Minister of
Health :—
[Copy.] 16th September, 1930.
Midwives Acts, 1902 to 1926.
Order under Section 62 of the Local Government Act, 1929.
COUNTY OF ESSEX. BOROUGH OF ILFORD. BOROUGH OF LEYTON.
WHEREAS the County Council of Essex (in this order referred to as
" the County Council") are the local supervising authority under the Midwives
Acts, 1902 to 1926 (in this order referred to as "the Midwives Acts ") for each
of the Boroughs of Ilford and Leyton (in this order together referred to as " the
Boroughs ");