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Hackney 1922
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922
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3.—HOSPITAL AND MIDWIFERY ASSISTANCE.
A necessitous case being considered a patient who, by reason of poverty or other causes, is unable to pay for the treatment received, an amount equal to one-half the average cost per patient of the maintenance and administration charges for the year ended December 31st, 1920.
| Cases. | Cost. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital | 145 | £152 | 5 | |
| City of London Lying-in Hospital | 120 | 126 | ||
| 265 | ||||
(2) Provision of Midwives.—During the year the fees of
midwives in attendance on 57 mothers confined in their homes
were paid by the Council and in 3 cases Home Helps were
provided.
(3) Agreement for the Provision of Convalescent Home
Treatment.
An agreement has been entered into, with the sanction of
the Ministry of Health, with the Invalid Children's Aid Association,
whereby the Association arranges, on behalf of the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee, convalescent aid under the Councils
Maternity and Child Welfare scheme. The Maternity and
Child Welfare Committee, under this arrangement, is not required
to meet any cost other than that the parent is unable to contribute
towards the actual cost of the treatment provided at the
Convalescent Home.
The number of cases assisted during the year was five.