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St Pancras 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: In the following table particulars are given, for 1932, with reference to all St. Pancras women who were attended in their confinements by the staff of the various institutions:—

In the following table particulars are given, for 1932, with reference to all St. Pancras women who were attended in their confinements by the staff of the various institutions:—

Institution,Admitted as In-patients.Attended at Home.
By Students.By Midwives.
University College Hospital378338..
Royal Free Hospital8511..
Elizabeth Grarrett Anderson Hospital54*64..
St. Pancras Hospital352....
Middlesex Hospital99..31
Queen Charlotte's Hospital85....
City of London Hospital511..
Royal Northern Hospital33....
St. Bartholomew's Hospital....2
Other hospitals62..1
Queen Mary's Maternity Home55....
Maternity Nursing Association....233
Totals1254414267

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* Attended by qualified staff.
It will be seen from the above table that full use is made of the institutional facilities
which are available.
The cases admitted as in-patients represented 46'7 per cent. and those attended at home
25.4 per cent, of the total number of St. Pancras births. As compared with the previous year,
there was a decrease in the number of cases attended at home and an increase in the number
of those admitted as in-patients.
The Borough Council pays a subsidy to certain hospitals for the admission of cases to
their maternity wards, and also pays a subsidy for cases attended at home by mid wives on the
staff of certain institutions. No subsidy is paid for cases attended by medical students.

Table: The following table gives the names of the hospitals, etc., and the amount paid during the past year :—

The following table gives the names of the hospitals, etc., and the amount paid during the past year :—

£s.d.
Royal Free Hospital300
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital600
Queen Charlotte's Hospital2200
City of London Hospital2100
Middlesex Hospital1900
University College Hospital99100
Charing Cross Hospital100
Maternity Nursing Association300
Total£174100