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CONVALESCENT TREATMENT:
The Council has continued their arrangement with the Dodisham
Convalescent H??? where two cots are retained and with Letchworthorth
where four cots are retained. The ??? of children admitted to
these Ho???es during the year was 13. These cots have been used to
their fullestextent during the year and a11 the children who have
been sent there have benefited greatly in health. In, ???dition,
childron are referred for convalescence through the ??? valid
Children's Aid Association which has d???lt with 34 cases during
the year.
It was felt that a convalescent home, where mothers and
children could bo sent away togethsr was greatly needed. The
Council has made arrangements with the L???c> Council of Socia1
Service whereby three beds are reserved at Grand Street House ,
Wor???lesdon Hill, Surrey. U???a...r this scheme mothers with one or
more children under five are sent to this He???, usually for a
three weeks period. From the Ist December the number of beds was
increased to four. There were 8 mothers and 7 children admitted
to this H??? during 1942. This He has proved extremely useful
and a certain number of young mothers suffering from post natal
debility have benefited markedly from convalescence here.
FOSTER PARENTS:
There were no registered foster mot??? in Fi???sbury during
1942.
INEANT DEATHS:
There were 29 were 29 infant deaths in Fi???sbury during 1942.The
???-natal deaths, i.e., occurring within the first twenty-eight
day, numbered 15; details of these deaths are as follows:-
8 prematurity - one case due to appendicitis in the mother
necessitating operation; one case of pyelitis during the
ante natal period; one case of twins; one case of toxaemic
ante partum haemorrhage; one an unmarried mother; three
cases where cause unknown.
2 cases of cerebral injury at birth; one of these followed
a precipitate labour; one medical induction of labour
owing to toxaemia.
1 case of congenital deformity
1 case of asphyxia.
3 cases of broncho-pneumonia.
The bulk of these ne???-natal deaths was due to premature
delivery of the and appeared in the majority of cases to
have been unavoidable. Three cases from broncho-pneumonia during
the ne???-natal period is rather a high number and it is possible
that those could have been prevented with better post natal care.