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The ten Wassermann lest cases were all referred to
hospital for investigation, and only one was found to be
positive, and in this case treatment was carried out at
hospital and the pregnancy terminated in a full-term
healthy infant.
The sterility cases were referred to hospital for further
investigation.
Several patients attending the Ante-Natal Clinic were
non-pregnant and suffering from the menopause; in one
case the patient had an ovarian cyst and was referred to
hospital and was operated upon successfully, and in one
case the patient was suffering from a growth and was
referred to hospital.
The Post-Natal Clinic was held on the third Monday
afternoon of each month, and was well attended.
With regard to the four deaths, three were due to
inter-current diseases not connected with pregnancy, namely,
broncho-pneumonia, and the fourth case was due to (puerperal
fever.
In conclusion, I should like to thank the Lady Superintendent
and Health Visitors for their most efficient help
and willing co-operation in the work of the Department
without which it would be impossible to undertake the
treatment and correspondence frequently entailed, when
there is a large attendance at the session.
Ruth C. Townshehd.
BOROUGH MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
Of the Borough Midwife's 22 bookings carried
forward to 1929, 5 were cancelled while during 1929
129 bookings were received, of which 9 were
subsequently cancelled. During the year 120 mothers
were attended, 87 by the Borough Midwife and 33
by a private midwife acting as deputy for the Borough
Midwife, while 1 patient was removed to hospital in
labour. Of the 120 mothers delivered, 7 were primi para
and 113 multipara. There were 28 expectant mothers
on the books at the end of the year.
The Borough Midwife or her deputy paid 1,490
visits in connection with her practice and 11 other