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district Midwife's Services during the year 1926—taxing the accommodation
at the Hospital to its fullest extent, renders it imperative
that a resident woman Medical Officer should be seriously considered.
Not only in the direction indicated in Dr. Bloomfield's
report, but in others as well—the appointment of such an Officer
would, having regard to the growth of these services—be productive
of greater security to the patients and by co-ordinating the
Ante-Natal work with that of the Hospital and the Consultant
Obstetrician, result in better team work.
The total number of patients attending the Ante-Natal Clinics
during 1926 was :—
Central Clinic (Borough Maternity Hospital) 625
Latchmere Clinic 255
All Saints (East Battersea) 156
Plough Road (West Battersea) 172
Total 1,208*
The numbers show an increase of 297 patients as compared
with 1925.
In addition to the Ante-Natal work carried out under the
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, a considerable amount of
visiting and reporting of cases is done for the Obstetric and
Gynaecological Departments of the larger Hospitals in connection
with Battersea patients attending these Institutions.

Ante-Natal (V.D.) Clinic.
This Special Treatment Clinic was established in connection
with the Ante-Natal Out-patient Department at the Borough
Maternity Hospital at the end of 1921. The Clinic is fully equipped
with all modern requisites for diagnosis and treatment and is
directed by Dr. A. C. Roxburgh, the Consultant Medical Specialist.
The work carried out during 1926 is summarised in the table
on page 32.
* These figures do not include those of the special Gynaecological Clinic held
on Tuesday.