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St Pancras 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: In the following table particulars are given for 1938 with reference to all St. Pancras women who were attended in their confinements by the staffs of the various institutions:—

In the following table particulars are given for 1938 with reference to all St. Pancras women who were attended in their confinements by the staffs of the various institutions:—

Institution.Admitted as In-patientsAttended at Home.
By Students.By Midwives.
University College Hospital28211239
Royal Free Hospital6617..
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital3747..
St. Pancras Hospital799..6
Middlesex Hospital81..29
Queen Charlotte's Hospital70....
City of London Hospital28....
Royal Northern Hospital29....
St. Bartholomew's Hospital13....
Other hospitals205..12
Queen Mary's Maternity Home42....
Maternity Nursing Association....221
Totals1652176307

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The cases admitted as in-patients as recorded in the above table represented 67.1 per
cent. of the total number of St. Pancras notified births (live and still). As compared with
the previous year, there was a slight 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
staffs of certain institutions. No subsidy is paid for cases attended by medical students.

Table: The following table gives the names of the hospitals, etc., and the amount paid during the past year:—

The following table gives the names of the hospitals, etc., and the amount paid during the past year:—

£s.d.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital200
Queen Charlotte's Hospital800
City of London Hospital600
Middlesex Hospital2350
University College Hospital99150
*Maternity Nursing Association0100
Total£139100

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The corresponding grants for the previous three years were: £123, £124 5s. Od.
and £118 10s. Od.
* Grants discontinued as from 31st March,