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Ante-natal Supervision.—This is given to all women attended by the
Municipal Midwives and in every case one or more examinations are made
and if necessary treatment is given by a doctor of the patients choice. In
necessitous cases the fees for the medical services are paid by the Council.
In 1937 payments were made to medical practitioners in twenty-two cases.
Dental Treatment.—The scheme introduced for providing dental
treatment for nursing mothers and children under school age has continued
in operation. Thirteen cases were treated during the year 1937.
Consultant.—The appointment of Mr. John Ellison, M.B., B.Ch.
(Cantab), F.R.C.S. (Ed.), as consulting obstetric surgeon for difficult cases
occurring within the district was continued.
An arrangement has been made with the Jubilee Hospital, Woodford
Green, under which both ante-natal and post-natal cases requiring the
opinion of a consultant are seen by Mr. Ellison at the hospital.
(2) Institutional Provision for Mothers or Children.—Nearly fifty
per cent.—331 out of 664—births in Wanstead and Woodford occurred in
private nursing homes.
Arrangements have been made with:—
(a) Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, for the reception of
difficult cases and cases where the home conditions are
unsuitable.
(b) Queen Charlotte's Hospital, for the reception of cases of
Puerperal Sepsis.
(3) Health Visitors.—The following particulars of this work are taken
from Form M.C.W. 96 (Revised), which was sent to the Ministry of Health
in advance of this report.
Number of visits paid during the year by the Health Visitors:
(a) To children under one year of age:—
First visits 555
Total visits 2061
(b) To children between the ages' of one and five years:—
Total visits 2305
Infant Welfare Centres.—The following attendances were recorded at
the four Centres serving the Wanstead and Woodford residents:—
(a) Children under one year of age 7427
(b) Children between the ages of one and five years 7509
4. Child Life Protection.—The Health Visitors are appointed Child
Life Protection Visitors under Part VII of the Public Health Act, 1936.
There were 21 foster mothers and 60 children on the Register at the
end of the year.
A total of 642 visits were paid by the visitors.
5. Orthopaedic Treatment.—There is an orthopaedic clinic at the
Shrubberies, High Road, South Woodford, directed conjointly by the
British Red Cross Society and the Essex County Council.