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Treatment.
Cases of acute illness, and of chronic illness where indicated, are referred
to their own doctors for treatment. For other cases of chronic illness the
following arrangements have been made with London and local hospitals:—
Defect. Hospital.
Tonsils and Adenoids King Edward Hospital, Ealing.
Orthopaedic conditions King Edward Hospital, Ealing.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
Orthoptic „ Western Ophthalmic Hospital, Marylebone Road.
Rheumatic ,, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond St., W.C.
Child guidance West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Welbeck
Street, W. 1.
There are disadvantages in this variety of hospitals, but with the
geographical position of Southall some disadvantages are unavoidable. Help is
given with payment of fares if the family income is below a certain scale.
A system of following-up has been instituted whereby the health visitors
make enquiries to see if the proper treatment has been carried out and, if not,
steps are taken to persuade the parent to obtain the necessary treatment.
Voluntary Help at Clinics.
The voluntary workers continue to give considerable help in the running
of the Infant Welfare clinics. As has been pointed out before, the help given
greatly aids the efficient running of the clinics and it also saves considerable
expense to the Council, who are deeply appreciative of the work done.
Midwives.
The number of midwives who during January, 1937, gave notice of their
intention to practise in Southall was 18. Of these, 11 were resident in Southall
and 7 were resident outside the district. The number of midwives who were
added to this list between the 31st January, 1937, and the end of the year was
two, all of whom resided in Southall. The total number of midwives practising
in Southall during the year was therefore 20, of whom 13 were resident in the
district and 7 were resident outside.
Towards the end of the year five municipal midwives commenced duties
as employees of the Borough Council under an agency for the Middlesex County
Council, but it is thought desirable to delay a report on this new service until
the next Annual Report, when a more comprehensive and fuller survey of the
scheme will be possible.
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