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Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Ante-Natal Supervision.
In view of the provisions of the L.C.C. Domiciliary Midwifery
Scheme and this Council's Ante-Natal Services Scheme which
offers the facilities of the Ante-Natal Clinics at St. Giles' and
Dulwich Hospitals to private medical practitioners and practising
midwives for patients who have made arrangements to be confined
in their own homes, the Council, at their meeting on February 9th,
1938, decided to discontinue the Ante-Natal Clinic at the
Camberwell Municipal Infant Welfare Centre, 140, Camberwell
Road.
The number of patients attending the Ante-Natal Clinics in the Borough and a statement of the recorded attendances of these patients appears in the subjoined table.
| Clinics. | Number of patients who attended. | Number of attendances made by patients. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Giles' Hospital | 1,241 | 10,430 |
| Dulwich Hospital | 1,146 | 8,743 |
| Bird-in-Bush Voluntary Association, 616, Old Kent Road | 184 | 541 |
| General Lying-in Hospital Post Certificate School, Southampton Way | 463 | 3,744 |
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers.
An annual contribution is made by the Council to the Southwark
Diocesan Association for Preventive and Rescue Work towards
the cost of the maintenance of unmarried Camberwell girls in
approved homes.
Consultants for Complicated Maternity Cases.
A medical practitioner in attendance upon a patient residing in
the Borough can obtain the services of a Consultant, on application
to the Medical Officer of Health, for any abnormal condition arising
during the period of the patient's pregnancy, parturition, or the
puerperium. These services were requisitioned on four occasions
during the year.
Payment of Midwives' Fees.
It has been the practice of the Council for many years past to
pay the fee due to a practising midwife for services rendered to