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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Return relating to Maternity Hospitals and Homes maintained or subsidised
by the Council during the period 1st January to 31st March, 1931 (Agreement with
L.C.C. terminated 31st March, 1931).
1. Name and address of Institution—St. Andrew's Hospital, Devons Road,
Bow, E.3.
2. Number of Maternity beds in the Institution—12.
3. Number of Maternity cases admitted during the year 3 months ended 31st March,
1931 (termination of agreement)—3.
4. Average duration of stay—14 days.
5. Number of cases delivered by—
(a) Midwives—3.
(b) Doctors—Nil.
6. Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in
emergency—N il.
7. Number of cases notified as—
(a) Puerperal fever—Nil.
(b) Puerperal pyrexia—Nil.
8. Number of cases of pemphigus neonatorum—Nil.
9. Number of infants not entirely breast fed while in the Institution—Nil.
10. (a) Number of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum—Nil.
(b) Result of treatment in each case—
11. (a) Number of maternal deaths—Nil.
(b) Cause of death in each case.
12. (a) Number of foetal deaths—
(i) Stillborn—Nil.
(ii) Within 10 days of birth—Nil.
(b) Cause of death in each case, and results of post-mortem examination
(if obtainable).
Miss J. M. Cardozo, Chief Health Visitor, reported as follows:—
Home Visiting.—During the past year a special effort has been made
with regard to the welfare of the Toddler. The overcrowding which
still exists in many homes makes this a serious problem. Once the child
is over one year, he needs room to develop his rapidly-increasing activities.
Advice to the mother at this time is most essential, so that she may make
the best of a difficult situation.