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recaption areas and did not return to the Hcepital thoy had attondod
during the ante natal period. T Juiio, 1C : -.-2, i post natal clinic
was started at the Pine Stroet Mai r-ity and Child '.Mfare Cctru ad
mothers attending the municipal welfare clinics were urged to attend
this clinic if they had not been given an appointment elsewhere. 77
new cases attended this clinic during the year and 140 attendances
were made.
Attondancos at this clinic have been good and it has done much
useful work. II ay of the mothers coming for examination have needed
treatment both for local minor gynaecological conditions and for their
general health. Since this clinic has been started the Hon it.,ls who
deal with Fii'-sbury cases have improved their own post natal clinic
arrangements and the numbers attending their clinics have increased.
H0,.:; E.los:
«T'v. Council provides a service of Hoj.icj Hal.jS during
o post natal and 'into natal period for domiciliary cases. D_~ ito
the fact that it has boon difficult to got enough people to do this
work, the He io Hal service has been adequately raaintcinod and has
worked satisfactorily. Ho:ie Hoi i ttended IC. c SuS during the yo:ir.
HO SP ITiJL TREATMENT:
TJie arrangement between the Couucil and the Elia buth G .rratt
Anderson Hosait ,1 for the retention of one cot has persisted throughout
the year and has worked very satisfactorily. the children
admitted to this Hos .ital have done very woll and the mothers havo
been very satisfied with the arrangement. Thcro were 12 admissions
to this cot during the year. la addition, the Can oil has an arrangement
with the Rova.l Free Hop ait_.l, University Collate Hospital and the
QjUwon'e Hoe"oital for Children whereby 30/-d er week is paid for any
cot occupied by a Finsbury child. TIi.jTC woro 4 admissions under this
Scname.
Eur, No! .. d Thro-.t Hospitals:
Tlig Roy.-.l Fr-; Hospital has
continued to admit Fi. sbury childron requiring tonsillectomy at a
fee of 16/- oor case. TL~ number of childron referred to this
Hot: )ital during the year was 15. Thle schomo has often necessitated
a very lone wait as the Hospital has an extremely long waiting list
for tonsillectomy. In July, 1942 similar arrangements were made with
the Central E~r, Noac .u Thro b Her ital. This arrangomont
has been satisfactory and 10 ciaildren wero referred to than during tho
year.
PUERPERAL FEVER ~ND EEURPERaL PYREXIA:
During 1942 there were eight cases of puerperal pyrexia notified
in Fi.a.oury. Dob ils of the notifications are as follows:-
3 cases of septic abortion wore admitted to Hospital•
3 cases had local uterine infections which cloarod up
rapidly; one of these crises was an Uiuaarried mother
who had no mite natal care and was unattended during
delivery.
1 case of mastitis which cleared up rapidly.
1 case of staphylococc: , .! sopticoamia which subsequently died;
tho full report of this case is given under "M t rnal Deaths",