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Maternity and Child Welfare.
(b.) During labour 28
Prolonged labour 12
Laceration 12
Adherent placenta 3
Retained placenta 1
(c.) After labour 16
Rise of temperature 13
Haemorrhage 2
General weakness 1
(d.) For infant 12
Feebleness 8
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2
Rise of temperature 1
Swelling on shoulder 1
Number of cases of puerperal sepsis Nil
Number of cases in which temperature rose above
100.4 for 24 hours with rise of pulse rate 13
Number of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum 3
Number of cases of " inflammation of the eyes," however
slight 4
Number of infants not entirely breast fed while in
the Institution 26
Number of maternal deaths with causes Nil
Number of fœtal deaths 8
Still births 2
Within 10 days of birth 6
Institutions for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and
Young Children.
The Streatham Babies' Hospital, 39, Riggindale Road, is
for the treatment of infants up to the age of five years. There
are 18 cots, and the nursing staff consists of Matron, a Sister,
two Assistant Nurses and three Probationers. A Visiting Medical
Officer attends daily. The parents pay 10s. 6d. per week for
their children, but necessitous cases are admitted free, or at a
reduced fee, according to circumstances.
Medical practitioners can recommend cases for admission
and attend them while in the Hospital.