View report page

page 12
Midwifery Grants
By arrangements with certain Hospitals, assistance is
accorded to expectant mothers by the Council's payment of £1
per case to the Hospital admitting the patient. This
financial assistance is only granted in approved necessitous
cases. Provision Is also made to the University College
Hospital by a payment of an agreed sum in respect of the use
of an Emergency Obstretric Unit.
Provision of Beds for Maternity Cases
The London County Council made arrangements for a small
number of beds to be available fcr St. Pancras cases in two
of the London Hospitals. The University (jollege Hospital
providing 8, and the Westminster Hospital 5.
Dally Guardians
At the end of the year there were 8 persons having the
care of children under this Scheme, and the total number of
visits made were. 130.
Payments to the Guardian for the care of children are
made by the Ministry of Labour through the local Labour
Exchanges, after the Borough Council has approved such
Guardian and supplied the necessary particulars on prescribed
Forms to the Labour Exchange.
Wartime Day Nurseries
There were eight of these Nurseries in the Borough
admitting children 0 to 5 years, and four others admitting
children aged 2 to 5 years and sited at the London County
Council Rest Centres. These Nurseries provided accommodation
for a total of 597 children,
Plphtherla Immunisation
THef immunisation of children is carried out by general
practitioners; at the Council's Welfare Centres and Wartime
Day Nurseries, also by the London County Council Medical
Officers at their day schools.
During the year 1,172 children were recorded as immunised
through the various channels mentioned, and the complete total
of St, Pancras children of all ages immunised since the Scheme
commenced, amount to 8,144
SmaJ 1-pox and Vaccina~lon
The number of births dealt with by the Vaccination Officer
during 1943 totalled 1,698 of which number 971(57.2%) were
successfully vaccinated. Figures for 1944 are not yet available.
Comparable percentages of vaccinations for 1939, 1940, 1941
and 1942 were 41.8%; 33.4%; 43.6% and 54.7% respectively.