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Two of the midwives are approved midwifery Teachers and have
continued to take pupils for their midwifery training during 1960.
Trilene analgesia is now being used.
Supervision of the midwifery staff is carried out by Miss A.
Williams, Non-Medical Supervisor of Midwives, on the staff of the
Area Medical Officer.
1960
No. of confinements attended as midwife 171
No. of confinements attended as maternity nurse,
i.e. doctor also present 43
181 Patients in the district received Gas & Air analgesia
5 „ Trilene
155 „ Pethedine
HEALTH VISITING (Section 24)
The Superintendent Health Visitor, Miss C. M. W. Court, A.R.R.C.,
S.R.N., S.C.M., H.V.Cert., reports as follows:-
The Health Visiting Staff—numbering five and one Tuberculosis
Health Visitor—has remained at full establishment during the year.
We have lost the services of Miss Harrington, T.B. Health Visitor at
Harts Hospital, owing to retirement and Mrs. Goff, T.B. Nurse from
East Ham, has been appointed.
With the implementation of the Mental Health Act in November,
1960, the Health Visitors will play their part in helping to rehabilitate
the Mentally sick person. With this in view a discussion
group has been formed with Dr. Martin, Medical Superintendent,
Claybury Hospital, which the Health Visitors attend once a month at
Wanstead Hospital. The Health Visitors also attended a 2-day
In-Service Training Course on Mental Health given by the Central
Council for Health Education.
To keep up-to-date with modern treatment of children in Hospital,
the Health Visitors attend on rota a Ward Round in Wanstead
Hospital with Dr. Savage, the Consultant Paediatrician.
With reference to elderly patients, the Health Visitors also attend
on rota Dr. DeLargy's Ward Rounds at Langthorne Hospital, thus
seeing, where applicable, patients in hospital, and, when visiting, in
their own homes. One student Health Visitor from Battersea School
of Technology received practical training in the Borough.