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Brought forward 164
Impetigo 1
Rheumatoid arthritis 1
Chronic muscular rheumatism 1
Marked retraction of nipples 1
Endocervicitis 12
Retroversion of uterus 1
Threatened miscarriage 4
Ante partum haemorrhage 1
Slight pelvic contraction 7
Breech presentation in primipare 2
Marked disproportion of foetal head
and pelvis 2
Minor epilepsy 1
Congenital malformation 1
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The number of new cases in 1927 is practically the same as in
1926. The total number of births in the Borough last year was 1,028.
Thus the proportion of expectant mothers attending our Clinics is nearly
one-third of the whole number.
It is pleasing to look back on the ten years since our Clinics were
first founded, and to realise the great increase in our facilities for
providing care for expectant and nursing mothers. Quite early in our
career we were able to secure a pint of milk daily for all necessitous
cases, and to arrange for dental treatment. Next followed the provision
of Convalescent Home treatment for mothers after their confinements.
During this last year, we have sent 15 mothers and babies to St. Mary's
Convalescent Home, Birchington-on-Sea, the former contributing to the
cost more or less, the Borough assisting in most cases. Then followed
the provision by the Borough Council of letters for admission to Queen
Charlotte's Hospital, and the establishment of the private Maternity
Ward at New End Hospital. To this Ward, we sent those patients
whose husbands are in regular work, and who can therefore pay rather
more for their treatment than the ordinary patients do. The privacy
and comfort in this little Ward of 5 beds is greatly appreciated by such
a class of people, and all arrangements for their payments, etc., are
made by the officials at the Town Hall, and not by the Relieving
Officers. The popularity of this Ward has so increased, that 52
mothers entered it last year for their confinements. Then finally, in