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Supply of Dried Milk, Etc., at Consultation Centres.
£ s d.
Purchases of Dried Milks, etc. 1,284 6 9
Sales 1,160 14 9
Grants from Borough Council 166 10 1
Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital.—During the year 1931, 138 infants of mothers
resident in Paddington attended the Infant Consultation Centre. The average number of
attendances per infant was 10.5.
As regards ante-natal consultations, exact figures are not available.
During 1931, there were received into the Hospital for confinement 265 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 9 per patient.
With regard to out-patients in 1931, 404 Paddington women were delivered in their own
homes by midwives from the hospital; each of these would have attended the ante-natal
department about 9 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 1931 was 177 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 1931, 177 confinements were attended by the nursing staff, the number
of visits being 2,832. These figures compare with similar ones of 155 and 2,710 in the year
1930. The annual grant in aid of this work is now £175.
Maternal Consultations.—On one occasion the services of an obstetric consultant were
needed on account of complications associated with parturition. The usual fee was paid
by the Council.
Accommodation for maternity cases in St. Mary's Hospital.—During the year an agreement
was concluded with the Board of Governors of St. Mary's Hospital for the provision in the
Hospital, and at the disposal of the Council, of a self contained suite of 14 beds for confinements
of Paddington women, It is anticipated that the new wards will be ready for use early in 1933.
DAY NURSERIES.
At the end of the year 1931, there were two day nurseries in Paddington, situated
at No. 66, Lancefield Street, Queen's Park, W.10, and No. 21, Howley Place, W.2.
Statistical Summary.
Queen's
Park.
Howley Place.
Full
days.
Saturdays.
Full
days.
Saturdays-
Days open
255
50
240
47
Attendances
5,985
257
7,675
748
Average attendance
23
5
32
16
New Children
62
55
Cases of Infectious Disease.
Diphtheria
-
-
Scarlet Fever
1
-
Measles
1
-
Whooping Cough
3
-
Chicken-pox
-
14
Mumps
-
7
There were no Closures during the Year on account of infectious disease