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Maternity Nurse.—The number of necessitous women provided with
a maternity nurse under the Council's scheme for confinements during
1920, was 44, as against 60 in 1919. Thirty-five of the cases were attended
by the Ormond Home for 51 id wives, and 9 by Midwife Andrews.
Midwife.—The number of necessitous women provided with a
midwife under the Council's scheme during 1920 was 25,10 being attended
by the Ormond Home for Midwives, 14 by Midwife Andrews, and one
by Midwife McAuliffe. The total amount paid to Maternity Nurses
and Midwives during the year was £82 Is. 6d., and the amount received
as contributions from patients was £39 0s. 6d., leaving a balance of
£43 Is., half of which will be recovered as a grant from the Ministry of
Health.
During 1920, 5 notifications were received from midwives under
the Midwives Acts, 1902 and 1918, of the substitution of artificial feeding
for breast feeding for various reasons.
Home-Help.—On the 13th October, 1920, the Council appointed
a Home-Help to attend maternity cases amongst necessitous women
in the Borough, the functions of the Home-Help being to attend to the
domestic duties of the household during the lying-in period, but not
to act as a midwife or maternity nurse. The wages were fixed at £2 a
week for a week of 44 hours, with suitable out-door uniform and overalls,
but without food or food allowance. The engagement to be terminated
at one month's notice, and not to be subject to the provisions of the
Chelsea Borough Council (Superannuation and Pensions) Act, 1914.
From the time of appointment until the end of the year, 1920, the
Home-Help attended 3 cases. The contributions received from the
patients amounted to £3, these being the amounts assessed by the
Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee.
Chelsea Day Nuriery, 65, Sydney-street.
The Chelsea Day Nursery was open throughout the year, except
for a period of 2 weeks in the spring. The total number of attendances
of children for the year was 5,304, which gives an average daily attendance
of 21. Dr. C. J. Harrison acted as Honorary Medical Officer of the Day
Nursery throughout the year, but resigned in December. Dr. Norah
Pinkerton was appointed as Medical Officer on Dr. Harrison's resignation.
Convalescent Homes.
Seventeen nursing mothers, with their infants, were sent away to
convalescent homes in the course of the year.
Chelsea Bed Cross Nursing Home for Babies, Edith-terrace.
The Home was opened for the reception of patients on the 19th
January, 1920.
Dr. A. C. D. Firth, Physician to the Victoria Hospital for Children,
is the consulting physician. The visiting physicians are Dr. C. M.
Anderson, Dr. E. V. Dunkley (resigned October, 1920), and Dr. Folliott
Yaughan (appointed October, 1920). The nursing staff consists of a