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Results.—Mothers—all good. Babies—8 good; 1 died
after 7½ hours (congenital heart disease); 1 died after
9 days (hare lip).
Trial Labours.—4 cases. Results.—Mothers—all good. Babies
—all good.
Women's League of Service.
Dr. A. Maud Swanson, Medical Officer in charge of the Clinic,
reports:—
Ante-natal Work.—21 sessions held, with a total attendance
of 238. Average attendance, 11.3 per session.
18 mothers were confined at the Borough Maternity Home.
10 „ „ ,, by the Borough Midwife.
6 „ „ ,, at St. James's Hospital.
1 mother was confined at St. Thomas's Hospital.
2 mothers were confined by private Midwives.
3 cases have been transferred to hospital.
2 prolapsus uteri at Chelsea Hospital for Women.
1 general debility at Battersea General Hospital.
Infant Welfare Work.—69 sessions held, with a total attendance
of 1,820. Average attendance, 26.
Cases referred to Hospital.—2 bronchitis, St. James's Hospital;
2 gastric trouble, Battersea General Hospital; 1 otorrhcea, Victoria
Hospital; several for tonsils and adenoids, Victoria Hospital.
The average attendances in both the Ante-natal and Infant
Welfare work have increased.
The toddlers' dinners are a great feature of the work. They
are well attended, interesting, and most helpful.
Owing to the epidemic of infectious diseases there has been a
decrease in the attendance of mothers to dinner—inevitable but
unfortunate.
The District Nurses have again given valuable help in minor
ailments in the homes.
The Borough Dental Clinic and Solarium are a very real
benefit to our mothers and children, the mothers appreciating the
dental and other facilities for themselves and their children.
Holidays.—15 mothers and 8 babies have been sent to convalescent
and rest homes.
Battersea School for Mothers.
The Mundella Road Centre of the Battersea School for Mothers,
which has been in operation since 1918, serves a very large, populous
working-class area in the Nine Elms district, and is one of the
two important areas served by the Voluntary Associations linked
up with the Council's scheme. The financial contribution made by
the Council is referred to on page 21.