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beds are provided when necessary. The Council for
these services pays an annual amount of £1,500 and it requires
each patient admitted to pay fees according to the earnings of
her husband. The minimum fee has been fixed at £3 for confinement
in the case of multiparae, and £4 in the case of primiparae.
In certain cases this fee is reduced by the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee. The charge is based on a
normal residence of fourteen days, but an additional charge is
made after this period of 3s. per day. The amount recovered
in patients' fees during the year was £571 12s. 5d., making the
net cost £945 7s. 7d. The cost of accommodation for antenatal
cases was £17. I am indebted to Miss Gregory, the
Secretary of the Hospital, for the following information, which
shows statistically the number of cases dealt with during the
year.
Mothers admitted during the year 749
Number of children born 674
Maternal deaths Nil.
Infant deaths 5
Extern cases 196
Ante-natal Clinic—
Mothers attending 989
Total attendances 5,170
Post-natal Clinic-
Mothers attending 29
Total attendances 57
Infant Clinic—
Infants attending 476
Total attendances 1,983