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One mother died from Renal Disease, on the district.
Five babies were.still-born and one died six days after birth
from Congenital Heart Disease.
Four mothers were transferred from the district to the Hospital—one
on account of overcrowding, two on account of Tuberculosis,
and one on account of husband's death.
Beyond this two babies were admitted from the district with
Diarrhoea and Vomiting, of whom one recovered and one died.
It is obvious from the above that the district and Hospital
work are to a large extent independent, and that the Hospital
cannot be said to be correlated with midwifery generally.
A full report on the relationship between the puerperal state
and infectious disorders has been made, and as far as that
elaborate investigation goes there seems to be no reason why the
present practice should be discontinued.
The approximate total cost of Municipal Hospital, Upney, for
the nine months ending 31st December, 1920, was £5,746 gross
(before deducting income from patients).
This gives a cost of:—
10s. 2d. per patient per day,
lis. 2d. per mother per day, and
5s. 7d. per baby per day.