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(c) Maternal Mortality.
Two Barking women died owing to or in consequence
of pregnancy or childbirth during 1943. This
is the same figure as for 1942.
3. Social Conditions.
(a) General.
It is not practicable to write in detail as to the
social conditions in Barking without using statistics
which we are precluded from using by reason of the
fact they might be of help to the enemy, but generally
I can say that the social conditions remain as heretofore,
that your social services have been widely used
by the people of Barking and that the standard of
health remains high.
Infant mortality for 1943 was 37.2, and for the
last five years shows an average of 35.7.
(b) Scales of Assessment.
During 1943 an arrangement was made with the
Hertfordshire County Council for the payment to
them of a flat rate for each case confined in that County
under the official scheme for the evacuation of expectant
mothers in the last month of pregnancy,
assessment and collection of fees from the patient
being dealt with by you under your own scales of
charges.
In December, 1943, following negotiations with
the Hospital Saving Association and the Hospital
Saturday Fund, arrangements were made for the
acceptance of vouchers from those Associations in
respect of maternity cases in full settlement of your
charges.