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Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
During the year four cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified.
There was one maternal death during the year in connection with childbirth.
It will be noted in Table V that statistics are now given for England and Wales of
the maternal mortality due to, or associated with, abortion. There was no death in this
district due to, or associated with, abortion during 1943.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH.
Nursing in the Home.
General Nursing.
The local District Nursing Association provides three nurses in the district for the
home nursing of cases of ordinary sickness and accidents.
During 1943 the total number of visits made by the nurses was 8,693. A certain
number of these patients were referred to the Nursing Association from the Maternity
and Child Welfare Clinics.
The Council makes a monetary grant towards the service generally, and a specific
grant per visit to toddlers treated under the Maternity and Child Welfare scheme.
Infectious Disease {Measles).
The Health Visitors act if need be as nurses in the case of Measles outbreaks. No
call was made on their services during the year.
During the fourth quarter of 1943, there was a considerable epidemic of influenza
in the country, and Southall was affected by it, though not so seriously as other areas.
Because of the possibility of medical and nursing services becoming hard pressed, arrangements
were made on the lines of Circular 2897 of the Ministry of Health, for temporary
nursing and home helps in case of distress. The Womens' Voluntary Service, the District
Nursing Association, the British Red Cross Society and the St. John Ambulance Association,
and the Health Visitors, were all prepared to co-operate, but fortunately the epidemic
subsided rapidly, and it was unnecessary to call upon these volunteers to a great degree.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
The services provided in the district are shown in Appendix Table I.
A report on the work in the diphtheria prevention clinic is given on page 15.
The Council affords facilities to all medical men practising in the district for the
examination of pathological specimens. This work is carried out by the Ministry of Health
Emergency Laboratory, Ealing.
The following table shows the work done during the year 1943 (including work
done for the Isolation Hospital).