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Examinations under Anceslhetic.
In Ante-natal period 20
For external version, 9 (successful, 5 ; unsuccessful, 4) ; for
diagnosis of presentation, 7 ; for estimation of fit of foetal
head to pelvis, 4.
Forceps deliveries 32
(Persistent occipito posterior, uterine inertia, foetal distress)
Ccesarian Sections 4
In addition to the Ante-Natal Clinics held at the Municipal
Centres, there is also a Clinic for expectant mothers held fortnightly
at the Southlands premises of the Women's League of Service.
This Centre, which includes many other useful activities of a
Maternity and Child Welfare Centre,* is linked up with the Borough
Council's Scheme and receives a subsidy to enable the work to be
carried out to the standard of efficiency of the Council's Scheme.
During the year 24 Ante-Natal Clinics were held at this Centre,
the attendances being 184, an average of 7.7. Of the mothers
attending, 4 were referred for Hospital treatment. Nineteen
mothers were confined at the Borough Maternity Hospital, 4 in
St. James's Hospital and 13 in their own homes, including 3 who
were attended by the Borough midwife. There were also 36
attendances of mothers for examination after confinement.
Dr. A. Maud Swanson, Medical Officer in charge of the Clinic,
reports : " We have now been two and a half years in Southlands,
and our work among the infants and mothers has increased. Our
children are deriving considerable benefit from the Sunlight treatment
provided by the Borough. We would like to shew our
appreciation by having more of our children under treatment.
Dinners for toddlers from 1 to 5 years are now fully established and
working very satisfactorily.
The Ante-Natal work is proving of greater interest each year.
Many of our mothers have been able to be sent away to the country
or seaside."
In addition to the Ante-Natal work carried out under the
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme of the Council a considerable
amount of visiting and reporting of cases is done by the Council's
Health Visiting Staff for the Obstetric and Gynaecological Departments
of the larger Hospitals in connection with Battersea patients
attending these institutions.
* The general work of this Centre is shewn in the table on page 23.