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Bermondsey 1935
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1935
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FAIRBY GRANGE CONVALESCENT HOME.
The number of patients in the home of necessity remains
about the same from year to year; particulars of admissions
during 1935 are shewn hereunder: —
Number of women admitted .. .. .. 222
Number of babies admitted .. .. .. 97
Number of toddlers admitted .. .. .. 153
MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
Under this scheme 410 patients "booked" during the year
compared with 301 patients last year. In 216 of these cases the
full fee of the midwife was paid by the Council and a proportion
of the fee was paid in 166 other cases; the remaining 28 cases
were assessed to pay the full fee.
OBSTETRIC AND PUERPERAL FEVER CONSULTANTS.
The names of the gentlemen who have agreed to act in this
capacity will be found on page 89.
The number of consultations during the year was as follows:—
| Obstetric Consultations | Nil |
| Puerperal Fever Consultations | 1 |
INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
The number of foster-mothers and children in this borough is
happily very small, and no difficulty has been experienced in dealing
with these cases during the year. There were 15 fostermothers
with 16 children and 76 visits were paid by the visitor
and 2 by the Medical Officer of Health.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
It gives me great pleasure to report that there were no
maternal deaths during the year; the maternal death rate is
therefore nil,