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Attendances at the Clinic during the year were:—
New cases registered 336
Total attendances 1,469
The following Treatment Centres in the district are under the control
of the County Council:—
The Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The School Clinic.
The Orthopædic Clinic (Conjointly with the British Red Cross
Society).
These all find accommodation at The Shubberies, 93 High Road,
South Woodford.
(e) Hospitals—Public and Voluntary.
Essex County Hospital, Wanstead.
Jubilee Hospital, Woodford Green.
Infectious Diseases.—Cases of infectious diseases in Wanstead and
Woodford, which required removal, were taken to the Waltham Joint
Hospital, under the control of the Waltham Joint Hospital Board.
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.
(i) Midwifery and Maternity Services: —
There were four Municipal Midwives working in the district. ExceP???
for ante-natal visiting they devote the whole of their time to midwifery.
The number of cases attended by them was as follows: —
As Midwives 170
As Maternity Nurses 28
Ante-Natal Supervision: —
This is given to all women attended by the Municipal Midwives
Every effort is made to encourage the mothers to attend the Ante-Natal
Clinic after confinement for post-natal examination.
Consultant. Mr. Alan Brews, F.R.C.S., is the Consultant Obstetric
Surgeon to the Borough.
(ii) Institutional Provision for Mothers or Children.
Over 50 per cent., 742 out of 984, births in the Borough occurred in
private nursing homes. A substantial proportion of the mothers coming to
these maternity homes belong to other districts and the births are
transferable.
There are no maternity hospitals in the district.
There has been a continued demand for maternity beds in hospitals
largely due to the number of expectant mothers who are living under
conditions where there are no facilities for a confinement at home.