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write English and in order to assist, as far as possible, expectant and nursing
mothers in this area we have succeeded after considerable trouble in
obtaining through the British Consul at Milan, to whom we owe our thanks, a
supply of Maternity and Child Welfare propaganda literature in Italian. It is
hoped that this will prove of considerable service to the Italian mothers.
A summer outing was arranged to Burnham Beeches for about 70 mothers,
many of whom carried infants in arms, and 63 other children mostly below
school age. The cost of the fares of some mothers was defrayed in part from
money collected by private subscriptions.
Ante-natal Hygiene.
During the year, enquiries were made of mothers as to their attendance at an
Ante-natal Centre immediately previous to the birth of the child visited. Of 451
mothers, about whom information was obtained, 302 (66 per cent.) were found to
havn attended Ante-natal Centres or received ante-natal care as under: —
Number of enquiries made 454
Centre Attended—
Holborn Centre, 10, John Street 42
Royal Free Hospital 43
Middlesex Hospital 42
Charing Cross Hospital 35
University College Hospital 47
Myddelton Square Institution 21
St. Bartholomew's Hospital 28
City of London Hospital 9
Queen Charlotte's Hospital 6
Other Centres 23
Ante-natal care from private doctor 6
302
The following is a summary of the numbers of expectant mothers attending
the ante-natal clinic, 10, John Street, found to have defects either due to or
especially of concern in view of their pregnancy, during the year 1927: —
No. of Women attending Ante-natal Clinic 55
No. of Ante-natal cases 50
No. of attendances made by ante-natal cases 111
Attending after confinement 1
No. of attendances made by post-natal cases 5
Expectant Mothers for first time 5
Defects, especially connected with pregnancy—
Venereal disease 1
Deformed pelvis 5
Threatened miscarriage 1
Breech presentation 2