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Convalescent Cases.
Although this is at the present time a very small service it is an
exceedingly valuable one to the mothers and children who are able to take
advantage of it. 1935. 1936. 1937.
Number of mothers sent 1 7 10
Number of mothers who took babies with them Children. 1 5 6
Number sent away through I.C.A.A. 7 9 7
Tonsils and Adenoids.
Arrangements are made with the Prince of Wales' Hospital, Tottenham,
for the operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids. The numbers treated
were as follows:—
1935. 1936. 1937.
3 3 10
Home Helps.
This service is gradually becoming more popular with the mothers as
will be seen from comparative figures given below:—
1935. 1936. 1937.
Number of cases where Home Helps were sent 9 18 27
Artificial Sunlight.
This treatment is carried out at the North Middlesex County Hospital,
and during the course of the year nine children received treatment and the
report submitted from the Hospital Authorities was as follows:—
2 children improved and were discharged.
1 child improved and was sent convalescent.
2 showed signs of improvement and are still having treatment.
3 improved but were discharged as absentees.
1 attended five times only and was discharged as an absentee.
The average gain in weight was 1 lb. 7⅓ ozs.
INFECTIOUS ILLNESSES.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Twenty cases were notified during the year and of this number 16 cases
were in the North Middlesex County Hospital, 4 of which were Edmonton
cases. Two other women were sent to St. Margaret's Hospital, and the
mother and baby in each case was an inmate for 22 days.
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia.
Sixty-one cases were notified during the year and of this number 52
were notified from the North Middlesex County Hospital, 22 of which were
Edmonton cases.
Six cases were sent to the Queen Charlotte's Hospital, one
mother was admitted on the 31st December, 1936, and was away during
1937, and one mother was admitted to the North Western Isolation Hospital.
Seven of the mothers made a complete recovery, but it is with very
great regret that the death of one mother must be reported.
The Council have very good reason to be proud of this service, as
such prompt and skilled treatment has in nearly all instances saved the lives
of our mothers.
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