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General Provision of Health Services.
Co-ordination.
As time progresses, changes of various magnitude involving
the health services of the old Board of Guardians, and the Public
Health Services, are taking place for the betterment of the
general health services. The citizens of this Borough are now
able to receive more extended benefits in the way of hospital treatment,
as well as in other respects.
The arrangements for the sending away of children to Margate
Convalescent Home, which was previously carried out partly at
Union Road, and partly at the Medical Officer of Health's Office,
has been fully dealt with at the latter place, thus facilitating the
dispatch of the children.to and from the Home. During the year
there were 359 admissions to the Home.
PROPAGANDA.
In 1933, the Ministry of Health drew the attention of local
authorities to special poster frames which had been used in
connection with the work of the Empire Marketing Board, but
which were no longer required for the purpose of official national
advertising. They also suggested the possible use of these
boards for bringing to the notice of the general public matters of
public health importance.
The Council decided to make use of the boards at the Maryland
Point, Stratford Market, Plaistow and Wanstead Park
Stations, and during the year very useful health hints were
exhibited. These hints were supplied by the National Council for
Maternity and Child Welfare, the Food Education Society, the
British Social Hygiene Council,; the British Red Cross Society,
the National Milk Publicity Council, the Anti-Noise League, the
Dental Board of the United Kingdom, the National Safety First
Council, and the Health and Cleanliness Council.
All these posters were accompanied by appropriate drawings.
Psychological Clinic.
I am indebted to Dr. J. Harvey Cuthbert for the following
report:—
During the year 1934, fifty-two new cases were referred to
the Clinic for investigation and treatment. This number represents
a substantial increase as compared with the figures for the
previous year, and is evidence that the work of the Clinic is
becoming more widely known and appreciated.
The service offered by the Clinic is both consultative and
therapeutic for all forms of mind i'llness in adults and children.
Treatment by psychological methods has been carried out
in the majority of cases, apart from those which were recom-
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