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Paddington 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Work for the Year 1926.
| Harrow Road. | Third Avenue. | Macroom Road. | St. Mary's Terrace. | Randolph Gardens. | * West Centre. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tues. | Thurs. | Tues. | Fri. | Wed. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | ||
| Number of Sessions | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 403 |
| Number of Attendances | 2,848 | 2,396 | 3,358 | 2,601 | 3,018 | 1,979 | 1,378 | 1,514 | 19,092 |
| Average Attendance | 56.96 | 46.98 | 67.16 | 52.00 | 60.36 | 38.82 | 27.02 | 30.28 | 47.37 |
| Seen by Doctor | 1,149 | 1,027 | 1,226 | 923 | 1,044 | 1,102 | 817 | 897 | 8,185 |
| Average number seen by Doctor at each Session | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
* Centre transferred from Norfolk Mews South to Sovereign Mews on 30th July, 1926.
Ante-Natal Clinic.
| Number of Sessions | 48 |
| Number of Attendances | 466 by 262 expectant mothers. |
| Average Attendance per Session | 9.71 |
Home Visiting.
| Visits to Babies | 14,531 |
| Visits to Expectant Mothers | 460 |
| Other Visits | 8,503 |
Supply of Dried Milk, Etc., at Consultation Centres.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchases of Dried Milks, etc. | 1,595 | 15 | 3 |
| Sales | 1,529 | 1 | 5 |
| Grants from Borough Council | 42 | 5 | 10 |
Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital.—During the year 1926, 120 infants of mothers resident in
Paddington attended the Infant Consultation Centre. Each attended about 30 times.
As regards ante-natal consultations, exact figures are not available.
During 1926 there were received into the Hospital for confinement 259 women from Paddington.
This number is approximately equal to the number of women from Paddington attending the antenatal
department during the year, and the average number of attendances was 2½ per patient.
With regard to out-patients in 1926, 450 Paddington women were delivered in their own homes
by midwives from the hospital; each of these would have attended the ante-natal department about
2½ times on the average.
St. Mary's Hospital.—There is no Infant Consultation Centre at this Hospital, but Ante-natal
Consultations are held. There are no figures available as to the number of Paddington mothers
who attended such consultations, but the number of Paddington mothers delivered at their own
homes during 1926 was 179, and presumably all of these received ante-natal examination and advice.
Maternity Nursing.—In December, 1924, the Council decided to ask the Minister of Health to
sanction an arrangement with the Paddington and St. Marylebone District Nursing Association
providing for the services of trained maternity nurses in connection with lying-in cases attended
by the students and the Medical Officer of the Extern Midwifery Department of St. Mary's Hospital.
An agreement subsequently entered into with the Association came into operation in April, 1925.
During the 9 months to the end of 1925 rather more than 100 women were attended in their homes
by the nursing staff.
During the year 1926, 179 confinements were attended by the nursing staff, the number of visits
paid being 2,881. Up to March 31st, 1926, the grant made by the Council to the Paddington and St.
Marylebone District Nursing Association was at the rate of £150 per annum. The grant was increased
to £175 per annum as from this date.