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(d) Clinics and Treatment Centres:-
Infant Welfare Centres. There are five centres in the district:—
(i) St. Barnabas Church Hall, Snakes Lane.
(ii) Fuller's Road Sunday School.
(iii) Baptist Church Hall, Aldersbrook.
(iv) Ashton Playing Fields Pavilion, Chigwell Road.
(v) Holy Trinity Church Hall, Hermon Hill.
The Welfare Centre at Hermon Hill was taken over by the Borough
Council in May, 1944. Previous to this it had been directed by a voluntary
committee, and subsidised by the Council. Since its foundation in 1916,
this centre, which is the largest in the district, and which has done most
valuable pioneer work, has been carried on by a band of ladies in the
district headed by Mrs. Carpenter. To these ladies the Borough owes a
debt of gratitude for their splendid work.
The following treatment centres in the district are under the control of
the County Council:-
(i) The Tuberculosis Dispensary.
(ii) The School Clinic.
(iii) The Orthopaedic Clinic. (Conjointly with the British Red
Cross Society).
These all find accommodation at The Shrubberies, 98 High Road, South
Woodford.
(e) Hospitals. Public and Voluntary:—
Maternity.—There are no maternity hospitals in the district.
There has been a continued demand for maternity beds in hospitals.
This is due partly to the change of outlook on the part of the mothers
in favour of hospital treatment, and partly to the number of expectant
mothers who are living under conditions where there are no facilities for
a confinement at home.
During the year 1944, by the courtesy of the Essex County Council,
we were able to make arrangements for 59 cases to be received at St.
Margaret's Hospital, Epping. 7 cases were sent to Queen Mary's Hospital,
Stratford, and 5 to Danbury Park Hospital, Chelmsford. In all cases the
fees payable by the patient were assessed according to scale.
124 cases were evacuated under the Government scheme to maternity
hospitals outside London, and in addition, a number of patients made
private arrangements for evacuation. Inward transfer births amounted to
238.
Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia requiring hospital treatment are sent to the
Waltham Joint Hospital.
Children.—There is a children's ward of five beds at the Woodford
J ubilee Hospital.
Infectious Diseases.—Cases of infectious diseases in Wanstead and
Woodford, which required removal, were taken to the Waltham Joint