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In addition to these centres consultations are held weekly at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital and at Middlesex Hospital. Each is presided over by a member of the
Hospital Medical Staff. One of the Council's health visitors attends at each and
Middlesex Hospital has also a paid health visitor in attendance. Both consultations
are open to other than St. Marylebone babies, who, however, constitute the
bulk of those attending. At both hospitals there is an ante-natal clinic particularly
for hospital patients.
Ante-Natal Work as indicated. There are two voluntary Ante-Natal Clinics.
Visiting is undertaken by the Council's health visitors, and in the case of the clinic
in Salisbury Street by a nurse who gives part time also to the dental clinic. There
is a system of co-operation with the Middlesex and Queen Charlotte's Hospitals.
Dental Clinic.—This was originally established for the treatment of women
and children of pre-school age. By arrangement with the London County Council,
school children are also dealt with.
Massage Clinics are held weekly at Salisbury Street and Ogle Mews, and at
the Western General Dispensary there is a special clinic for children, which is
available for all the centres.
Hospital Treatment.—Children's cases are referred from the centres to the
dispensaries and hospitals in the Borough, and the Queen Charlotte's and Middlesex
Hospitals are available for ante-natal and complicated maternity cases. Under
a special arrangement cases calling for special examination or treatment are
referred by the doctors at the centres to Middlesex Hospital and the Western
General Dispensary.
Maternity Cases.—The Council have not established a Maternity Home or
Hospital, but there is accommodation within the Borough at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, and in the Labour Wards at the St. Marylebone
Home, Marylebone Road. The number of births notified from these institutions
during 1925 was 2,400, the total births numbering 3,699. The midwives living
and practising in the Borough number 4. Two conduct maternity homes which
are registered by the London County Council.
Work done during 1925.—The following table gives some idea of the work
done at the various centres during the year. Full details of the method adopted
in relation to the granting of orders for milk and food under the Maternity and
Child Welfare Act, 1918, will be found elsewhere.
The total number of orders issued is shown in the table.