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City of Westminster 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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of ear, nose and throat affections in such children at the Ear, Nose and
Throat Hospital, Golden Square, and the Infants Hospital, Vincent
Square.
Consulting Centre.—The need has for some time been felt for a
consulting centre where children could be referred by the medical officers
at the Council's and the Health Society's Infant Welfare Centres for
special examinations, and negotiations were completed with the Infants
Hospital, Vincent Square, for this purpose.
Under this arrangement the Infant Welfare doctors send particulars
of the patient with a clinical note of the case to the Hospital. An appointment
is then made for one of the honorary consultants on the staff of the
Hospital to examine the patient, a report is sent back to the Infant Welfare
doctor on the case, and, where necessary, treatment is given.
The work performed by the midwives provided by the Westminster
Hospital under the City Council's scheme is summarised below.

Table L.—Westminster Hospital. Midwifery Visits.

1934.1935.1936.1937.
Number of—
Pre-natal visits71342920
Lying-in visits1,0229618971,663
Subsequent visits28182623
Total number of visits1,1211,0139521,706
Number of cases attended787471100

The number of cases attended shows an increase of 41 per cent, over
those of the previous year, whilst the progressive decline in pre-natal
visits to the home of the patient is accounted for by the fact that all the
cases are regularly seen by the midwives at the Council's and the hospital
ante-natal clinics.

Table LI.

Attendances by midwives at ante-natal and other clinics :—

1934.1935.1936.1937.
Ebury Bridge50505151
Besaborough Street48495049
Marshall Street8
Total9899101108