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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The scheme is intended to apply to those people who cannot afford
the consultant's ordinary fee, and is not to be confused with the London
County Council's scheme, whereby a midwife can summon a general
practitioner to her aid.
The Borough Council reserves to itself the right to ask the
patient to contribute a portion, or the whole, of the fee, if in the subsequent
investigation it is found that the patient is capable of so
doing.
The following is a list, approved by the Council, of contributions to be paid by patients.
| Amount of net income of husband and wife, which is arrived at after deducting rent, insurance and 10s. 6d. for each child. | Charge to Applicant in respect of services of Consulting Obstetricians. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under £2 weekly | No charge. | |||||||||
| Between | s. | d. | and | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| ,, | 2 | 10 | 0 | ,, | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| ,, | 3 | 0 | 0 | ,, | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| ,, | 3 | 10 | 0 | ,, | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| ,, | 4 | 0 | 0 | over | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
During the year consultants were called in to two cases for diagnosis,
and to three cases for difficult labour. In 4 cases the patient recovered
without mishap, and 1 patient died.
Pre Maternity Clinics.
The Pre-Maternity Clinics have always been entirely municipal
undertakings, staffed by a lady Doctor, who is a part-time officer, and
Health Visitors.
During the year the total number of new cases seen was 305, the
clinics being open on 149 occasions.
Hampstead Clinic.
Held, at 27, Pond Street on Thursdays, at 2.30 p.m. (Clinic closed
on December 21st pending re-building of premises.)
Number of occasions on which Clinic open 51
Number of new cases seen 101
Total number of attendances during the year 378