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Smallpox.— The London County Council are prepared to receive cases
of Smallpox from this area into the London Smallpox Hospital so long as
they have sufficient accommodation available.
2. Maternity and Child Welfare: —
(1) Midwifery and Maternity Services.— No changes have been made
in the personnel of the service. We have three Municipal Midwives working
in the district. Except for ante-natal visiting they devote the whole
of their time to midwifery.
The number of cases attended by them was as follows: —
(a) As Midwives 186
(b) As Maternity Nurses 30
Number of visits paid by these Midwives:—
(a) Number of cases 216
(b) Ante-natal visits 1,918
(c) Nursing visits 3,380
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 patient's choice. In
necessitous cases the fees for the medical services are paid by the Council.
In 1942 payments were made to medical practitioners in 12 cases.
Cousultant.—Mr. Alan Brews, F.R.C.S., is the Consulting Obstetric
Surgeon to the Borough.
(2) Institutional Provision for Mothers or Children.—Over 50 per
cent.—546 out of 850 — births in Wanstead and Woodford occurred in
private nursing homes.
3. Health Visitors.—Miss F. Smith took up her appointment in
January.
The following particulars of the work done by the Health Visitors arttaken
from Form M.C.W.96 (Revised), which was sent to the Ministry o(
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 693
Total visits 2,224
(b) To children between the ages of one and five years:—
Total visits 3,080
Infant Welfare Centres.—The following attendances were recorded at
the five Centres serving the Wanstead and Woodford residents:
(a) Children under one year of age 28,575
(b) Children between the ages of one and five years 10,494