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City of Westminster 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table V.
Attendances by midwife at ante-natal and other clinics :—
| 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| , Pimlico Road | 72 | 40 | 54 | 43 | 39 | 40 |
| 5, Bessborough Street | 62 | 83 | 75 | 87 | 82 | 86 |
| Total | 134 | 123 | 129 | 130 | 121 | 126 |
The Westminster Health Society provide midwifery services in St.
Margaret and St. John Wards, the western boundary being Vauxhall
Bridge Road. The following table gives figures relating to the work
performed in this area during the year:—
Table VI.
| Number of cases attended— | St. Margaret and St. John Wards. |
|---|---|
| As midwife | 44 |
| With hospital students | 7 |
| With private doctors | 3 |
| 54 | |
| Midwifery visits | 849 |
| Nursing visits | 46 |
| 886 |
There is a tendency for women from other districts to come into
Westminster institutions for their confinements. The hospital beds
available are as follows :—Charing Cross, 15 ; St. George's, 11 ; Westminster,
15 ; St. Stephen's, 28.
620 women from other districts were confined in Westminster and 364
women belonging to the City were delivered in the hospitals mentioned
—the number in St. Stephen's alone being 202.
The number of children born to Westminster parents in institutions
outside the City numbered 542.
The following table shows the number of confinements in the hospitals
mentioned :—
Table VII. •
Charing Cross Hospital: 278, of which 45 were Westminster cases.
St. George's Hospital: 252, of which 60 were Westminster cases.
Westminster Hospital: 119, of which 57 were Westminster cases.
St. Stephen's Hospital: 202. Sheffield St. Hospital: 51.
Infancy and, Early Childhood.—At the centres in the City weekly
clinics are held for the purpose of giving medical advice.