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Ilford 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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POST-NATAL CLINICS.- All patients confined in the Ilford Maternity
Hospital and other patients on request are invited to attend a post-natal
clinic for the first time approximately six weeks after confinement.
During 1964 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic fortnightly, and at Manford Way Clinic monthly. The following attendances were recorded:—
| Maternity Hospital | Mayesbrook Clinic | Manford Way Clinic. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First attendances in 1964 | 969 | 199 | 116 |
| Total attendances | 1,104 | 235 | 126 |
| Number of sessions | 51 | 26 | 12 |
| Average attendance at each Session | 21 | 9 | 10 |
CONSULTANT CLINIC.— There were two Consulting Obstetricians
in 1964 who each held a weekly clinic for ante-natal and post-natal cases.
During the year 103 sessions were held and a total of 1,803 examinations
were made.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.- During 1964 there were no deaths of
Ilford mothers recorded by the Registrar-General as due to or in consequence
of pregnancy or child-birth.
DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE.— During 1964 the heavy demand for
this service continued. The service was controlled by two full-time organisers,
under the general direction of the Area Medical Officer, and at the
end of the year there were 2 full-time, 135 regularly-employed part-time
and 12 casual helps employed. The efforts made to accelerate recruitment
of domestic helps, including periodic advertising of vacancies in the
local press has continued in 1964. The organisers ensure that the helps
available are employed to the best possible advantage to give some assistance
to every case requiring it; this can only be achieved by allocating
most of the helps to two or three cases in a day.
The following is a summary of the cases dealt with in 1964:—