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Medical Aid. - Medical aid was sought in four instances where
the infant was found to have a discharging eye. The condition of the eye
cleared satisfactorily in each case.
Domiciliary Midwifery Service. - At the end of the year there
were 9 domiciliary midwives employed by the County Council whole-time
and 2 part-time, in addition to the Non-Medical Supervisor.
During the year 589 cases were attended and a Doctor was
specially called in by the midwife to 68 of these.
Of the infants born there were 6 stillbirths.
Seven deaths occurred of infants during the first year of life
where the birth had been attended by a domiciliary midwife.
During 1960 ante-natal clinics conducted by the domiciliary
midwives were held weekly at Kenwood Gardens Clinic, having transferred
at the beginning of February from Valentines Mansion, fortnightly at
Mayesbrook Clinic and Manford Way Clinic and, from the end of August,
also fortnightly at Ileathcote Avenue Clinic. From the beginning of June
1960 two sessions a month were also held at Marks Gate Clinic for
expectant mothers living in the Chadwell Heath district, this being by
arrangement with the Area Medical Officer for Dagenham, in whose Area the Clinic is situated.

In addition 2,394 home ante-natal visits were made during the
year.
The scheme continues whereby the doctor and the midwife have
a consultation about their patient on several occasions during the
pregnancy. The examinations take place at the patient's home, the