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The following abnormal cases were observed:—One case in
which the patient had had four premature labours, with a dead
child in each. This patient was examined carefully and sent to the
London Hospital for a Wasserman reaction of her blood to be made.
This proved negative, and the patient has since been delivered
of a healthy child and is now attending the Infant Welfare Centre.
One case of glycosuria was discovered, but this cleared up entirely
after partutition. In one case a woman with a small round pelvis
was advised in regard to her third pregnacy. One case of procidentia
uteri was treated by a support being introduced, with very great
relief to the patient, who now attends regularly for this purpose.
I feel that this Centre offers opportunities of the highest
importance in the conserving of child life to expectant mothers;
but the number of mothers presenting themselves so far has been
small. It is, therefore, in my opinion, essential to the greater
success of the Centre to obtain the cordial co-operation of the midwives
practicing in this district.
(Sgd.) Reginald Brown, M.R.C.S., etc.
All Souls, Clapton, Infant Welfare Centre.
Ante-natal Centre.
Of the 76 cases which have so far attended the clinic, 28 have
been strictly ante-natal, and have for the most part been sent
up by the local midwives for examination. These have mostly
been primiperae, or women whose previous confinements have been
abnormal in some way. The majority of these expectant mothers
have been assured that they may look forward to a normal confinement,
and some of them have come up occasionally for advice.
In several cases of slight pelvic contraction and abnormal position,
the midwife has been informed, and the patient has been kept under
observation for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Forty women have attended as post-natal, frequently complaining
of anaemia and debility associated with threatened
failure of lactation ; to these the milk supplied to poor women by