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The fees for the hospital were fixed according to a scale adopted
by the Council with provision for appeal against the assessments
made.
The nursing staff normally consisted of a matron, two sisters
and 3 staff nurses, and usually there were 8 pupil midwives undergoing
training, the hospital having been an approved training
institution since 1922. The position of the hospital under the new
rules of the Central Midwives' Board is referred to on page 38. In
1938, 16 pupils passed the qualifying examination of the Central
Midwives' Board.
The central ante-natal clinics and the special treatment clinic
were held at the out-patient department of the hospital.
A post-natal clinic was also held at the hospital. During 1938
there were 49 sessions held and 454 attendances were made. The
average attendance per session was 9.3.
Mr. F. W. Roques, m.ch., f.r.c.s., f.r.c.o.g., of the Middlesex
Hospital, acted as consultant obstetrician, and it was found neces
sary to call him to 38 patients during the year for the following
reasons:—
Albuminuria 2 Post-partum haemorrhage 2
Ante-partum hæmorrhage 1 Pyrexia 1
Caesarean section 13 Trial labour 1
Forceps deliveries 4 Version 3
Induction 6 Other reasons 5
Mr. Roques also paid routine supervisory visits to the hospital.
During 1938 there were 468 cases admitted to the hospital as
compared with 477 cases during 1937, 418 in 1936 (in which year
the home was closed during a period of ten weeks), 489 in 1935,
and 493 in 1934.
Particulars relating to the cases dealt with during 1938 are
as follows:—
(a) Persons admitted—
New cases (i.e., cases first admitted 1938) 467
1937 cases confined during 1938 1
Total persons admitted 468
(b) Number of admissions—
For confinement 453
For ante-natal treatment (54 patients) 59
Total admissions 512