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With regard to out-patients in 1927, 301 Paddington women were delivered in their own
homes by midwives from the hospital; each of these would have attended the ante-natal
department about times on the average.
St. Mary's Hospital.—There is no Infant Consultation Centre at this Hospital, but Antenatal
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 1927 was 189 and presumably all of these received ante-natal examination
and advice.
Maternity Nursing.—The arrangement whereby the Paddington and St. Marylebone
District Nursing Association provides 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, continued in operation throughout the year. The results
of this arrangement are excellent although it is not possible to adduce any figures in support
of this statement.
During the year 1927, 189 confinements were attended by the nursing staff, the number
of visits being 3,019. These figures compare with similar ones of 179 and 2,881 in the year
1926. The annual grant in aid of this work is now £175.
DAY NURSERIES.
At the end of the year 1927, there were two day nurseries in Paddington, situated at
No. 66, Lancefield Street, Queen's Park, W. 10, and at No. 13, Hasborough Street, W. 2.

There were no Closures during the Year on account of infectious disease.
PROVISION OF MILK FOR NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
Milk is given in the following cases:—
(a) Expectant mothers during the last three months of pregnancy.
(b) Nursing mothers.
(c) Children up to three years, also in exceptional cases children over three and under
five years of age.
The quantity of milk authorised does not exceed one pint per day except in the case of
children between 3 months and 18 months where a special medical certificate is furnished, and
in which case as much as 1½ pints per day may be authorised. One pound of dried milk is
considered to be the equivalent of 7 pints of fresh milk.
Applications are made at the Public Health Department at any time, when particulars
of the circumstances of the family are obtained. Whenever considered necessary wages, etc.,
are verified from the employer, and other enquiries instituted by the Investigation Officer.
Close touch is also maintained with the Board of Guardians and other sources of assistance.
A scale of income is appended which is used for the purpose of determining whether
applicants are to be regarded as necessitous, and as to whether milk shall be supplied free or
at half price. Where considered necessary, however, the Sub-Committee reserve the right to
deviate from such scale.