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St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| University College Hospital | 116 |
| Royal Free Hospital | 42 |
| Royal Free Hospital (Marlborough Maternity Section) | 239 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital | 15 |
| St. Pancras House | 142 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 145 |
| Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital | 130 |
| City of London Maternity Hospital | 61 |
| "Cedar Lawn," Hampstead | 59 |
| Other hospitals | 67 |
| 1,016 | |
| (or 21 per cent. of the total number of births). | |
It will be seen from these tables that a very substantial amount of midwifery is available
for St. Pancras women from various voluntary agencies. The facilities for home midwifery
in much of the tenement house property are so bad, however, that an increased amount of
accommodation in the way of maternity homes or hospitals is desirable. In the northern
part of the borough the extern service from hospitals, &c., which is found in the south does
not exist.
The Council subsidises the provision of midwifery for St. Pancras residents, the grants being at the rate of 5s. per extern case and £1 per intern case. The amounts paid in respect of 1921 were as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Free Hospital and Marlborough Maternity Section | 250 | 5 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital | 52 | 5 | 0 |
| Maternity Nursing Association | 91 | 10 | 0 |
| Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| City of London Maternity Hospital | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| . Middlesex Hospital (3 months) | 33 | 10 | 0 |
| £573 | 10 | 0 |
Government Grants.
Government Grants were made during the year ended March 31st, 1922, in respect of Maternity and Child Welfare as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pancras Borough Council | 5,171 | 8 | 4 |
| St. Pancras School for Mothers (Ampthill Square) | 589 | 1 | 11 |
| „ „ (Chalton Street) | 172 | 12 | 6 |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers | 159 | 1 | 4 |
| Grafton Road Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre | 3 | 9 | 7 |
(10495) D 2