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A charge of 85s. per case is made for the midwife's attendance,
but this charge may be remitted in part in necessitous
cases. During 1926 a sum of £202 8s. Od. was recovered from
lying-in women who were attended by the municipal midwife.
The midwife attends all ante-natal clinics (about 70 in the
year), and during 1926 made 2,492 visits to mothers in, their
homes.
The supervision of midwives is the duty of the Middlesex
County Council.
Maternity Homes.—Although the Borough has no maternity
home of its own, the Town Council has made arrangements
for the admission of lying-in women, on the recommendation
of their Medical Officer, to the North Middlesex Hospital and to
the Royal Free Hospital, at a charge in the former instance of
6s. a day and in the latter of 10s. a day. During 1926 twentyfive
women from Hornsey were admitted to one or other of these
institutitions at a total cost of £119 2s. Od. Towards this sum
the mothers themselves contributed £72 2s. Od.
Centres.—The three Maternity and Child Welfare Centres
in the Borough have proved as popular as ever. Four hundred
and twenty-six sessions, including 85 ante-natal sessions, were
held during the year, and at these sessions 894 babies and 265
expectant mothers attended as first cases. More than 16,000
attendances were made by mothers and babies at the Centres.
The four health visitors paid altogether 10,093 home visits,
of which 1,548 were first visits. The visiting of mothers in their
homes by tactful and competent health visitors is a vital part of
a Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.
Details of the work done will be found in Table H., page 38.
The Voluntary Committees attached to the Centres have
again made themselves responsible for a great deal of useful
work. Duriug the year they raised very considerable sums of
money, and thus were able to provide the following services in
connection with the Centres: —
Dental treatment 27
Massage 85
Home help 1
Sent to convalescent homes 21