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Maternal Care.
Careful consideration has been given to the question of improving the facilities
for safeguarding the health of the women of the Borough during pregnancy, confinement
and the puerperium.
At the end of the year the arrangements made for this purpose were as follows :—
Ante-Natal Clinics.
Model Welfare Centre, Wednesday morning (transferred from Hoxton Market
Institute in April) ; Friday morning.
Shoreditch School for Mothers—Thursday morning.

It will be seen that both the number of visits and the number of attendances
show a tendency to increase, and this is encouraging as evidence that the importance
of examination and advice at this critical time is being more fully realised.
It has been previously reported that a panel of consultants was appointed and
advice in regard to cases notified under the Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia
Regulations. The services of these Consultants have now been extended so as to
include advice upon all conditions arising during pregnancy, parturition or the
puerperium. To meet the anticipated increased demand for their services, two
additional Consultants have been placed upon the panel. The complete list will
be found in the section of this report dealing with the Staff.
The number of Midwives practising in Shoreditch is 40.
Maternity Outfits.
There was an increased demand for the packages of sterile dressings for
confinement cases which were first supplied by the Borough Council during 1929.
These are supplied on the recommendation of the doctor or midwife by whom the
confinement is to be conducted. The cost of the packets to the Council is 5s. 10d.,
and the patient is asked to contribute what can be afforded.
During the year 838 packets of dressings were distributed. The following is a
list of the contents of these packets :—
Sterilized Maternity Dressings—
2 Draw Sheets, Bolton sheeting, washable.
1 Binder, soft calico.