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brought to the Council's ante-natal clinics, but in the case of patients
removed to hospital on the order of a doctor called in by the midwife
at the confinement, payments amounting to £9 were made to
3 midwives in respect of 12 patients so removed.
BOROUGH MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
The Borough Maternity Hospital is situate at 19 and 20
Bolingbroke Grove, overlooking Wandsworth Common. It was
established soon after the war, and was opened for the reception of
maternity cases in February, 1921. Accommodation is provided
for 30 patients at one time. The Hospital is also a recognised
training institution for pupil-midwives, and, in addition, a District
Midwifery service for the attendance of the District Midwife on
patients in their own homes is directed from the Hospital.
The fees are fixed according to a scale adopted by the Council
in June. A Sub-Committee of the Health Committee meets monthly
to consider, amongst other matters, appeals against the assessments
made.
The central ante-natal clinics and the special treatment clinic
are held at the out-patient department of the Hospital.
The nursing staff of the Hospital consists of a matron, sister
and 4 staff nurses. There is accommodation also in the Hospital
for 12 pupil midwives undergoing training.
A post-natal clinic has been established at the Hospital where
women who have been confined therein may attend for examination
six weeks after confinement. During 1935 there were 52 sessions
held and 481 attendances were made, 351 being new cases. The
average attendance per session was 9.3.
Arrangements have been made for Mr. F. W. Roques, m.ch.,
f.r.c.s., m.c.o.g., of the Middlesex Hospital, to act as consultant
obstetrician, and his services are available in cases of grave emergency.
It was found necessary to call in the services of the consultant
obstetrician on 25 occasions during the year (as compared with 22
in 1934) for the following reasons:—
Caesarean section 10
Albuminuria, &c 4
Ante-partum haemorrhage 1
Pyrexia 4
Haematoma 1
Retained membranes 1
Prolonged labour 1
Adherent placenta 1
Other reasons 2
During 1935, 489 cases were admitted to the Hospital as
compared with 493 in 1934, 543 in 1933, 552 in 1932 and 555 in 1931.
For each of the past 5 years the number of cases admitted has been
approximately 22 to 23 per cent.of the number of Battersea births
(live and still), and in 1935 it was 224 per cent.