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Ealing 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
The new Maternity Hospital was opened for the admission
of cases on the 1st November, 1937, and it is therefore desirable
that the report should be divided into two sections, the first
dealing with the period April 1st to October 31st, 1937, concerned
with the admissions to the Old Maternity Hospital and the second
dealing with the period from the 1st November, 1937, to the 31st
March, 1938, dealing with the admissions to the new Maternity
Hospital.
OLD MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
April 1st to October 31st, 1937.
Mothers .—The 297 cases admitted to the Hospital from the 1st April to the 31st October, 1937, from the two districts were as follows :—
| Month | Ealing | Brentford and Chiswick | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 31 | 9 | 40 | |
| May | 36 | 8 | 44 | |
| June | 29 | 16 | 45 | |
| July | 33 | 8 | 41 | |
| August | 37 | 3 | 40 | |
| September | 28 | 12 | 40 | |
| October | 41 | 6 | 47 | |
| 235 | 62 | 297 | ||
On the 14th, 15th and 16th May, there were as many as 33
patients in Hospital. The average period which each patient spent
in hospital was 16.46 days.
Emergency Cases.—One emergency case was admitted.. This
patient had a normal delivery.
Ante-Natal Cases.—Twenty-six ante-natal cases were admitted
for treatment. The conditions from which they were suffering
were as follows :—