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56 Maternity and Child Weljare,
other Hospitals before finally throwing the strain on
the Home. Fortunately, success has always been
achieved although sometimes after experiencing much
difficulty. In three cases the mothers were assisted in
getting admission to a Private Home. Two abnormal
cases were taken into Dr. Bell's Home, one was a case
of contracted pelvis, the other a case of severe and
persistent sickness. Both of these cases did well.
It has to be understood that the use of Dr. Bell's
Home for such cases is only a temporary measure, a
Maternity Home being projected by the Maternity and
Child Welfare Committee. For nearly a year the
question of the amalgamation of the Brentford, Chiswick
and Ealing Isolation Hospitals has been under consideration.
If this amalgamation were accomplished
one of the Hospitals would be set free, for example
Chiswick, and this would make an excellent Maternity
Hospital supplying either two or the three districts.
If this project fails steps will have to be taken by other
means to supply the needs of Ealing more effectively.
The difficulty of obtaining a suitable house in a convenient
position has militated against the setting up
of a Maternity Home for Ealing, and has caused attention
to be drawn to the facilities which would accrue from
the suggested amalgamation of the Isolation Hospitals.
9 and 10. Nursing and Hospital Treatment of
Puerperal Fever.—Three cases of puerperal fever were
notified during the year. All three cases were attended
at their confinement by doctors. Two of the cases were
removed to the Isolation Hospital where they were
under the care of Dr. Bell as consultant, both recovering.
The third case was nursed at home, a doctor and the
district nurse being in daily attendance, the patient,
however, ultimately succumbing. In this last case a