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Willesden 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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The additional provision required.
In order to make the provision necessary to deal with 2,000 cases per annum the following
additions are required:—
Beds.
(1) Labour Unit comprising 3 delivery beds and 3 labour beds and 1 larger room for patients
who do not necessarily require to be in bed.
(2) 11 Ante-natal beds.
(3) 45 Lying-in beds. (If it is decided to demolish Block C a corrugated iron building, 15
additional beds will be required to replace those in Block C.) These 45 lying-in beds to
be provided as follows
(a) 30 Lying-in beds for ordinary cases.
(b) 15 Lying-in beds for—
(i) Mothers with premature babies.
(ii) Mothers with sick babies.
(4) 6 separate cubicle isolation beds.
(5) A nursery of 14 cots for existing B Block.

Table: Nursing Staff.The following table shows the present nursing staff at the Hospital on the present basis of hours and the staff required to deal with 2,000 cases per annum on the basis of a 48 hours' week:—

Nursing Staff.

The following table shows the present nursing staff at the Hospital on the present basis of hours and the staff required to deal with 2,000 cases per annum on the basis of a 48 hours' week:—

Present Nursing Staff. (1,000 cases and 56 hours' week.)Cursing Staff required for extended Hospital (2,000 cases and 48 hours' week.)
1 Matron.1 Matron.
1 Sister-Tutor and Ward Sister.1 Home Sister.
4 Sisters.1 Sister-Tutor.
10 Staff Nurses.1 Labour Ward Sister.
16 Pupil Midwives.1 Night Sister.
11 Sisters.
20 Staff Nurses.
40 Pupil Midwives.
Total 3276

Table: Living in or Living Out .—The following table shows the nursing staff who might live in and those who might live out:—

Living in or Living Out .—The following table shows the nursing staff who might live in and those who might live out:—

Living In.Living Out.
1 Matron.1 Labour Ward Sister.
1 Home Sister.11 Sisters.
1 Sister Tutor.20 Staff Nurses.
1 Night Sister.
40 Pupil Midwives.
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Note.—I have had a conference with all nurses at the Maternity Hospital. With the exception
of a few nurses who live at home or with friends they all prefer to live in. They state that it is difficult
to get suitable accommodation in the neighbourhood of the hospital and that provided they had
satisfactory bedrooms with a sufficient number of common sitting rooms and suitable provision for
recreation and as much freedom from restrictions as possible, they would much prefer to live in. In
fact, they would like the Nurses' Home to be as like a real home as possible.

Table: Domestic Staff.The following table shows the present domestic staff and the staff required for the extended Hospital:—

Domestic Staff.

The following table shows the present domestic staff and the staff required for the extended Hospital:—

Present Domestic Staff.Domestic Staff required for extended Hospital on basis of a proportion of nurses living out.Domestic Staff required for extended Hospital on basis of all nurses living in.
1 Cook.1 Cook.1 Cook.
1 Assistant Cook.1 Assistant Cook.
2 Kitchen Maids.3 Kitchen Maids.4 Kitchen Maids.
2 Pantry Maids.4 Pantry Maids.4 Pantry Maids.
1 Dormitory Maid.4 Dormitory Maids.5 Dormitory Maids.
5 Ward Maids.9 Ward Maids.9 Ward Maids.
2 Relief Maids.4 Relief Maids.5 Relief Maids.
1 Doctor's Maid.1 Doctor's Maid.1 Doctor's Maid.
1 Matron's Maid.1 Matron's Maid.1 Matron's Maid.
1 Sewing Maid.2 Sewing Maids.2 Sewing Maids.
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All the domestic staff would live out.