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CASE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
During 1964 53 premature infants were born to residents in the Borough,
5 of these births taking place at home and 48 in hospital or nursing home.
4 of the children born at home were alive at the end of one month. Of the
48 born in hospital or nursing home, 38 survived.
MIDWIFERY
Miss A. Williams, S.R.N., S.C.M., Q.I., H.V.Cert., Non-Medical
Supervisor of Midwives, reports as follows:-
Four midwives undertook the midwifery in the Borough of Wanstead and
Woodford until December when Mrs. Powis transferred from the midwifery
service to Health Visiting at Chingford.
Miss Turner resigned on the 9th January, 1964, but after six months
rest returned to undertake part-time midwifery duties, which entails
visiting 48-hour hospital discharges.
Two new midwives were appointed to the Borough - Mrs. S. Trundley on
the 23rd March, 1964 and Miss C. McGrath on the 20th April, 1964.
Three Part II Pupil Midwives completed their training during the year,
with good results.
253 confinements were attended
144 patients received Gas and Air analgesia
75 patients received Trilene analgesia
172 patients received Pethedine or Pethelorfan
ANTE-NATAL CLINICS
There were 1,008 attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinic, 118 Hermon
Hill, E.18.
The sessions are held weekly and all the Midwives are in attendance,
working in close co-operation with the patient's own doctor.
RELAXATION CLASSES
Two sessions a week are held in the Clinic at 118 Hermon Hill, and
one at the Madeira Grove Clinic, the numbers attending being kept small to
enable individual attention to be given.
These, classes are very popular with the general medical practitioners
and patients alike.
HEALTH VISITING (Section 24)
The Superintendent Health Visitor, Miss C.M.W. Court, A.R.R.C., S.N.R.,
C.M.B., H.V. Cert., reports as follows:-
We have five Health Visitors in the Borough. One left in August for
maternity reasons and we have not been able to replace her owing to the
current shortage of Health Visitors.
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