View report page

Orthopaedic Treatment.
There are no special arrangements for the prevention, treatment and
after care of crippling conditions. Any such cases that come under notice
are referred to the patient's own doctor or to the Orthopaedic Hospital or
to the general hospitals.
Consultant Aid in Difficult Labour.
In July, 1934, it was decided to appoint a consultant obstetrician for
difficult cases of labour, to be available to medical practitioners practising
in Southall. 'Dr. J. W. Rait Bell of Ealing was appointed as consultant.
Up to the end of the year no cases had occurred where Dr. Bell's services
were required.
With regard to the payment of fees by the patient for this service,
pending the adoption of a general economic circumstances scale, each individual
case will be referred to the Finance Committee for consideration.
Birth Control.
In September, 1934, the Council decided to institute a birth control
service in conformity with Circular 1408 of the Ministry of Health dated
May 31st, 1934.
After a detailed review of the position, it was decided that Southall
was too small an area to support a birth control clinic of its own and that the
services required would best be obtained by arranging that suitable patients
should be sent to a clinic held elsewhere. After investigation of three or
four of these clinics, it was eventually decided to agree to an arrangement
with the authorities of the North Kensington Women's Welfare Centre in
Telford Road, North Kensington, whereby they would take any patients
who might be referred from the district. In order to conform with the terms
of the Ministry of Health's circular, prospective patients are referred either
direct by the doctor at the clinic or may attend a special gynaecological
clinic which is held on the first and third Mondays in the month at the Manor
House at 4 p.m.
A grant has been made by the Council to the North Kensington
Women's Welfare Centre in order to cover the services rendered by the
Centre to the Council for the remainder of the financial year ending 31st
March, 1935.
This service, when properly made known, should prove of great
benefit to individual patients in the district and it has already met with a
considerable measure of appreciation by the patients who have already made
use of it.
25