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Paddington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Consultation Centres.
Summary of Work for the Year, 1928.
| Harrow Road. | Third Avenue. | Macroom Road. | St. Mary's Terrace. | Randolph Gardens. | Sovereign Mews. | Queens- boro' Passage. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tues. | Thurs. | Tues. | Fri. | Wed. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Mon. | ||
| Number of Sessions | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 450 |
| Number of Attendances | 2788 | 1975 | 3612 | 2596 | 3648 | 2267 | 1137 | 1049 | 1503 | 20575 |
| Average Attendance | 55.76 | 38.72 | 72.24 | 51.92 | 72.96 | 44.45 | 22.29 | 29.80 | 31.98 | 45.72 |
| Seen by Doctor | 1090 | 807 | 1296 | 702 | 907 | 1066 | 580 | 533 | 838 | 7819 |
| Average number seen by Doctor at each Session | 22 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 |
Ante-Natal Clinic.
| Number of Sessions | 48 |
| Number of Attendances | 610 by 283 expectant mothers. |
| Average Attendance per Session | 12.70 |
Home Visiting.
| Visits to Babies | 13,881 |
| Visits to Expectant Mothers | 477 |
| Other Visits | 9,110 |
Supply of Dried Milk, Etc., at Consultation Centres.
| s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchases of Dried Milks, etc. | 1,361 | 12 | 1 |
| Sales | 1,307 | 15 | 3 |
| Grants from Borough Council | 37 | 17 | 3 |
Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital.—During the year 1928, 109 infants of mothers
resident in Paddington attended the Infant Consultation Centre. Each attended about 14
times.
As regards ante-natal consultations, exact figures are not available.
During 1928 there were received into the Hospital for confinement 268 women from
Paddington. This number is approximately equal to the number of women from Paddington
attending the ante-natal department during the year, and the average number of attendances
was 3 per patient.
With regard to out-patients in 1928, 387 Paddington women were delivered in their own
homes by midwives from the hospital; each of these would have attended the ante-natal
department about 3 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 1928 was 154 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 1928, 154 confinements were attended by the nursing staff, the number
of visits being 2,610. These figures compare with similar ones of 189 and 3,019 in the year
1927. The annual grant in aid of this work is now £175.
DAY NURSERIES.
At the end of the year 1928, there were two day nurseries in Paddington, situated at
No. 66, Lancefield Street, Queen's Park, W.10, and at No. 21, Howley Place, W.2, the latter
nursery having been transferred from No. 13, Hasborough Street, during the month of April.