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(f) Midwives.
Number of County Council practising midwives 5*
„ „ midwives practising in the Nursing Homes 4
„ „ maternity nurses practising in the Nursing
Homes 2
*Miss E. A. Clarke, 69, Connaught Avenue, E.4. (Silverthorn 1801).
*Mrs. G. E. M. Witter, 90, Connington Crescent, E.4. (Silverthorn 4968).
*Mrs. P. M. Stenning, 220, Hall Lane, E.4. (Silverthorn 3263).
*Miss C. Lovell, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. (Silverthorn 1460).
*Miss D. Waldie, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. (Silverthorn 1460).
(g) Registered Nursing Homes.
There are three registered Nursing Homes in the district,
two receiving maternity and medical patients, and the third Home
receiving medical cases only. The Homes were inspected regularly
and found to be conducted in a satisfactory manner.
(h) Day Nurseries.
There are two Nurseries in the district, one situated in converted
premises at 136/138, Chingford Mount Road, and the other,
of prefabricated hut construction, in Hatch Lane. Regular medical
inspection of the children attending these Nurseries was carried
out during the year.
(i) Home and Domestic Help Scheme.
There is a Home and Domestic Help Scheme in the Chingford
district, under the auspices of the Essex County Council. Application
for these facilities should be made to the Health Visitors in
the district.
(j) Chiropody Facilities.
A Chiropody Clinic is held on Tuesday afternoons and all
day on Fridays at the Wanstead Hospital, Wanstead, E.11. School
children are seen by appointment, which is made through the
Clinical Secretary at the Hospital.
Adults and children under school age can also be seen at
this clinic, but a letter of recommendation from their private or
clinic doctor is required.
In addition to the above facilities, four persons hold a licence
from the Essex County Council to carry on private practice as
chiropodists within the borough.
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