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The table shows some of the limited housing conditions in homes
where babies are born. It demonstrates that of 319 babies, 27 were
born in one-roomed tenements and 133 in two-roomed tenements. The
number of people in one or two-roomed tenements is high; thus, for
example, in three one-roomed tenements where six persons were already
living, a baby was born. With regard to two-roomed homes, in one
instance eleven persons were already inhabiting the rooms prior to the
birth of the baby; in another case the baby's advent raised the number
of occupants to ten, and in three instances to nine. For the purposes of
the table, kitchens have been included, but not sculleries, bathrooms, &c.
Midwives and Nurses.
The Supervising Authority for Midwives is the London County
Council.
The Borough Council has made arrangements with both the
Nursing Associations, whereby the services of Midwives, Maternity
Nurses and Nurses are available. Full details of theso facilities are
set out in Section 2 of this Report.
Consultation and Treatment Centres.
The Council has established Pro-Maternity Clinics, which are in
charge of a part-time lady doctor. Details of these Clinics are set
out in Section 2.
Dental Clinics for expectant and nursing mothers, and children
under five years of age, exist in the eastern and western districts of the
Borough-one established by the Borough Council and one by the
Hampstead Council of Social Welfare. A reference to these Clinics
will be found in Section 2. The following is a summary of the work
carried out at the Council's Clinic during 1927:—
Number of Sessions held 50
Patients' Attendances 208
Number of Fillings 3
Number of Scalings 24
Extraction cases
Total Number of teeth extracted 213
Gas Administrations 38
Local Administrations 5
Without Anaesthetic -
Number of Dentures (including repairs) 14
Number of Dressings and Root treatment 14
Number for Advice 40
Number of Denture visits 69
Number of New Patients 38