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Ophthalmic Clinic.—25 expectant and nursing mothers and 102
children under 5 years of age were treated by the Council Oculist during
1945 : 67 pairs of spectacles were supplied, 15 to mothers and 52 to children.
Orthopaedic Clinic.
(i) Newbury Hall Clinic.—48 sessions were held during 1945, 295
children under 5 years of age being examined, making 648 attendances.
(ii) Mayesbrook Clinic.—20 sessions were held during 1945, 1 expectant
or nursing mother and 140 children under 5 years of age being examined,
making 290 attendances.
At the Newbury Hall Remedial Exercises Clinic 88 sessions were held
and 28 children under 5 years of age were treated by the Masseuse during
the year, 284 attendances being made by these children.
Treatment was also given to 8 children who made 58 attendances at
the 46 sessions held at All Saints' Church Hall Clinic.
One child was admitted to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital,
Country Branch, Stanmore, during the year, suffering from Right Congenital
Displacement of Hip.
Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—46 sessions were held at Newbury Hall
Clinic and 46 at Mayesbrook Clinic.
67 children in all were treated, making 1,135 attendances.
56 cases were still attending the Clinics at the end of the year; of the
remainder 3 had left the district, and in 5 cases the parents had discontinued
treatment. All the others were discharged from further treatment, having
improved.
Aural Clinic.—The Aural Surgeon attended at 48 sessions during 1945
and 128 attendances were made by 1 expectant mother and 79 children of
pre-school age.
Of 53 recommendations made, 42 children were operated upon for
removal of tonsils and adenoids, 31 at Queen Mary's Hospital and 11 at
King George Hospital. 9 were treated free of charge as cases of necessity
and 6 at part cost.
Rheumatism Clinic.—19 sessions were held at the Newbury Hall Clinic
during the year at which 22 children under 5 years of age, 2 expectant and
1 nursing mother made 49 attendances. 15 children and 1 mother had an
electrocardiogram.
Treatment of Minor Ailments.—Children suffering from simple
dietetic ailments are treated at the Infant Welfare Centres. 31 belts and
3 trusses have been supplied to infants suffering from hernia during 1945.
A certain number of infants were brought to the Clinics at Newbury Hall and
All Saints' Church Hall to receive treatment for minor ailments.
Midwives.—There are 15 State certified midwives (including the
Superintendent and 12 Council midwives) resident and practising in the
district. In addition there were at the end of the year, 20 State certified
midwives at the Council's Maternity Home and 5 at a private nursing home
in Ilford.
Their supervision has been carried out as in previous years.
Suspension from Practice.—Five midwives were suspended from
practice for varying periods during the year following attendance on 5 cases
rendering them liable to be a source of infection. One of the midwives was
in the employ of the Salvation Army and the other four midwives were
employed by the Council.