View report page

56
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. By
arrangement cases calling for special examination or treatment are referred by the
doctors at the centres to Middlesex Hospital. The fact that a special centre has
been established at the Western General Dispensary has already been mentioned.
Maternity Cases.—The Council has not established a Maternity Home or
Hospital, having regard to the large amount of accommodation available 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 1933 was 2,283; the total births numbering
3,277. The midwives residing in the borough registered' as intending to practise
in the administrative County of London, number 21. Two conduct maternity
homes which are registered by the London County Council. By an arrangement
with the Paddington and Marylebone Nursing Association all women in the
borough attended by externs of St. Mary's Hospital, are provided with nursing
attention by the Association. During the year 37 cases were dealt with under the
arrangement, and 603 visits were paid, the services of the nurses being greatly
appreciated by the patients.
Work done during 1933.—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 under the Maternity and Child
Welfare Act, 1918, are given elsewhere. The total numbers of orders issued is
shown in the table.