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During the year 25 women attended for this examination,
as compared with 48 last year.
Post-Natal Clinic
A Post-Natal Clinic is held at Mitcham Court each month.
Leaflets giving them information about this clinic and the
purpose for which it is intended are given to the patients when
they leave Woodlands Maternity Home and to the patients attending
the various ante-natal clinics. Post-natal examinations of
patients confined at Woodlands are made at the Woodlands
clinics.
The total number of women who attended the post-natal
clinics was 94, the average attendance being 7'8.
Home Helps
The demand for the services of Home Helps has increased
during the year. The number of part-time workers available has
gradually decreased, in spite of higher rates of pay. The Council
has approved the appointment of two full-time persons, and at the
end of the year two regular part-time home helps were being employed.
Seventeen mothers took advantage of this service. It has
proved more satisfactory for the patient to find her own home
help, if possible, usually a relative. The Council pay her wages,
and claim re-imbursement according to scale from the patient.
During the year the scale of assistance for home helps was
reviewed, and the Committee agreed to the same scale as that
adopted by the Surrey County Council.
WOODLANDS MATERNITY HOME.
The number of cases admitted during the year was 216, eight
fewer than in 1943. Owing to the danger from flying bombs, a
number of cases booked for Woodlands were evacuated to reception
areas for confinement. Although there were several incidents
adjacent to the home, none of the patients or staff suffered injury,
and the damage to the building was slight.
Dr. Housden was appointed Clinical Medical Officer, and
commenced his duties on April 1st. Dr. Housden conducts the
ante-natal clinics, and treats all cases requiring medical attention,