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St Pancras 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Midwifery.
There are a large number of institutions, situated either within or near the Borough,
which provide midwifery attendance either at the patient's home or by admission as
in-patients.
In the following table particulars are given, for 1928, with reference to all St. Pancras women who were attended in their confinements by the staff of the various institutions :—
| Institution. | Admitted as In-patients. | Attended at Home. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Students. | By Midwives. | ||
| University College Hospital | 358 | 459 | 135 |
| Royal Free Hospital | 118 | 15 | 14 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital | 9 | *126 | |
| St. Pancras Hospital | 209 | „ | 1 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 87 | „ | 37 |
| Queen Charlotte's Hospital | 157 | „ | .. |
| City of London Hospital | 53 | „ | .. |
| Royal Northern Hospital | 26 | .. | |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 5 | .. | |
| Other hospitals | 106 | .. | .. |
| Queen Mary's Maternity Home | 54 | .. | |
| Maternity Nursing Association | .. | .. | 342 |
| Totals | 1177 | 605 | 529 |
* Attended by qualified staff.
Tt will be seen from the above table that full use is made of the institutional facilities
which are available.
The cases admitted as in-patients represented 35 per cent. and those attended at home
36 per cent. of the total number of St. Pancras births. As compared with the previous year
there was a decrease in the number of cases attended at home and an increase in the number
of those admitted as in-patients.
The Borough Council pays a subsidy to certain hospitals for the admission of cases to
their maternity wards, and also pays a subsidy for cases attended at home by midwives on the
staff of certain institutions. No subsidy is paid for cases attended by medical students.
The following table gives the names of the hospitals, etc., and the amount paid during the past year:—
| s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Free Hospital | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Queen Charlotte's Hospital | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| City of London Hospital | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| University College Hospital | 124 | 15 | 0 |
| Maternity Nursing Association | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | £234 | 15 | 0 |
The corresponding grants for the previous three years were: £264 5s. Od., £216 5s. Od.
and £275 10s. 0d.