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Many of these cases were referred to the Association by medical
practitioners. In addition to the cases mentioned above 2,804
visits were made by the district nurses to cases sent by the Council,
for which no charge was made.
The cost of the nursing service in 1934 was £153 19s. 4d. as
compared with £138 2s. Od. in the previous year.
St. Thomas's Babies' Hostel.
Since 1926 cases have been sent from the Borough Maternity
and Child Welfare Clinics to this Hostel for test feeding and the
encouragement of breast feeding.
The result of this work during 1934 is as follows:—
A. Test Feeds.
Number of cases, 177, comprising: Mothers, 177;
babies, 184. Number of attendances, 585.
14 of these cases received in-patient treatment.
B. In-Patient Treatment.
Battersea cases received—
12 mothers and 20 babies sent by Council.
2 mothers and 6 babies sent from other sources.
Period, of stay.
Cases sent by Council—12 mothers and 20 babies,
1,515 days; average, mothers 27.7 days, babies
59.1 days.
Other cases—2 mothers and 6 babies, 324 days;
average, mothers 27.5 days, babies 44.8 days.
A contribution of £150 is made by the Council annually in
respect of the work carried out by the Hospital for Battersea
mothers.
Ante-Natal Work.
The ante-natal clinics provided by the Council under their
Maternity and Child Welfare scheme are under the direction and
supervision of the consultant gynaecologist(Miss Alice Bloomfield,
m.d., f.r.c.s.). These Clinics are held at the Out-patient department
of the Borough Maternity Hospital on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays, and for the convenience of patients living at a
distance from the Hospital a session is held at the Southlands
centre on Fridays. Clinics are also held at the Plough Road and East
Battersea centres, which are attended by the Assistant Medical
Officer (Maternity and Child Welfare); and the Women's League of
Service, a voluntary organisation, whose Battersea centre for Maternity
and Child Welfare is linked up with the Council's scheme,
also holds an ante-natal clinic at their Southlands premises. The
clinic at All Saints' Parish Hall(East Battersea Centre) formerly
held at fortnightly intervals was made a weekly clinic during
the year.