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(d) During the year, seven student nursery nurses visited
infant welfare, ante-natal, minor ailments and other special
clinics in order to meet the requirements of their training syllabus.
Certain selected home visits were paid by health visitors
accompanied by student nursery nurses to permit them to
observe breast feeding and artificial feeding in the home.
(e) Pupil midwives from Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital
attended four sessions at infant welfare clinics in accordance
with the rules of the Central Midwives Board.
(f) The first training course for domestic helps was held at
the South West Essex Technical College in July for two weeks.
The Superintendent Health Visitor gave lectures on Food
Values, Prevention of Infection and Accidents, First Aid in the
Home, and also the Care of Infants and Children. Selected
domestic helps from Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow
attended the course.
(g) A Senior Health Visitor from Jamaica on a National
Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis scholarship
spent two weeks in the Borough observing the Health Services.
We were pleased to welcome Mrs. deLeon to exchange information.
(h) A health visitor from India on a special scholarship
visited various clinics.
"There were no changes in the Health Visiting Staff this
year and we have a full establishment despite the general
shortage of health visitors."
HOME NURSING
(Section 25)
Queen's Training.-Two nurses passed their Queen's examination
and at the end of the year four more nurses commenced
Queen's training, although the examination will not take place until
1957. Theoretical work was carried cut at the Lady Rayleigh
Home, Leytonstone, and practical work at " Carisbrooke."
General.—The Superintendent of the District Nurses' Home,
Miss E. G. Welbrock, S.R.N., S C.M., M.T.D., reports as follows:—
"The year 1956 has been a very busy one and our nursing
visits again show an increase.
"We have been able to supply 49 parcels to needy patients
from the Nurses' own funds, mainly Beetle Drives, Jumble
Sales and Raffles.
"We were again able to take some student nurses in
general nursing training to see district nurses at work.