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During November and December research was carried out with Vitamin A concentrate on
14 children with chronic chest trouble; 4 of these showed excellent improvement, 6 were
good, 3 satisfactory, and 1 showed no improvement at all. Observations are still being
carried out over a more prolonged period, but the preliminary work is extremely encouraging.
Supply of Dried Milk, Etc., at Consultation Centres.
£ s. d.
Purchases of Dried Milks, etc. 1,252 4 4
Sales 989 8 6
Grants from Borough Council 257 15 10
Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital.— During the year 1932 105 infants of mothers
resident in Paddington attended the Infant Consultation Centre. The average number of
attendances per infant was 11.
As regards ante-natal consultations, exact figures are not available.
During 1932 there were received into the Hospital for confinement 261 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 8 per patient.
"With regard to out-patients in 1932, 356 Paddington women were delivered in their own
homes by midwives from the hospital; each of these would have attended the ante-natal
department about 8 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 1932 was 113, 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 1932, 113 confinements were attended by the nursing staff, the number
of visits being 2,102. These figures compare with similar ones of 177 and 2,832 in the year
1931. The annual grant in aid of this work is now £175.
Midwifery Service.—In March, 1932, the Council authorised the Maternity and Child
Welfare Committee to make arrangements for the provision of a qualified midwife to attend
emergency maternity cases at an estimated cost of £10 per annum. Arrangements were
accordingly made for the Paddington and St. Marylebone District Nursing Association to
undertake this service. One case was attended during the year.
Maternity Consultations.—On no occasion was it necessary to requisition the services
of an obstetric consultant on account of complications associated with parturition.
DAY NURSERIES.
At the end of the year 1932, 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.

There were no Closures during the Year on Account of Infectious Disease.